Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through Sept. 14

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 8-14, 2014. Beginning Monday, Sept. 8, through Thursday, Sept. 11, I-580 (Carson City Freeway) will have a single lane closure in the southbound direction due to maintenance between Carson Street and US 50 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. During this time, the speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.

On the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 10, there will be an oversized load movement traveling from the south into Carson City via the following route: northbound on US 395 to east on Fairview Drive to north on I-580 to east on US 50 into Lyon County.

Crews will continue striping roadways throughout the city Sunday through Thursday between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Minor delays are expected on roadways that are being striped while the work occurs.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on Highway 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House. There will be single lane closures on weeknights from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in the westbound direction and from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction.

There will be work primarily in the shoulder of the following roads Monday through Thursday. Minor delays are possible.
— Fifth Street from Hidden Meadow Drive to Fairview Drive.
— Hells Bells Road from Fifth Street to Parkhill Drive.

There will be utility work on roadway shoulders in the Lakeview area south of Hobart Road during the weekdays. Delays will be minimal.

In Douglas County, State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade is closed near Daggett Summit now through October as the second scheduled construction closure takes place for the $15 million Nevada Department of Transportation’s Kingsbury Grade Pavement Reconstruction Project.

During that time, non-permitted through traffic will not be able to travel through the Kingsbury summit area between Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Residences and businesses located on Kingsbury Grade will continue to be accessible by Highway 50 over Spooner at Lake Tahoe. Kingsbury Grade will temporarily re-open to allow access for the Genoa Candy Dance Sept. 27-28.

Elsewhere at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra through Sept. 14, State Route 89 in Placer County County: Work continues on a $41 million project from Tahoma to "Y" junction with State Route 28 in Tahoe City on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore that will upgrade storm water drainage and treatment systems, add curb and gutter, resurface and realign the road, add new left-turn pockets and widen shoulders on a 9-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2016.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue in Tahoma to Cathedral Drive in Tahoe City: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 8 p.m. Tuesday until noon Friday for paving, grading and gas line relocation work.
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $4 million project from the "Y" junction of State Routes 28/89 in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road making drainage and slope corrections on about a 4-mile stretch of Highway 89. Completion is expected this fall.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Fairway Drive in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday through Friday for drainage work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $20 million water-quality project from 0.1 mile north of the Eagle Falls Sidehill Viaduct No. 5 in Emerald Bay to the Meeks Creek Bridge in Meeks Bay. This project is adding new drainage features, curb and gutter in some locations, and resurfacing a nearly 7-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2015.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Meeks Creek to 1 Ring Road in Rubicon Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and around the clock from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Friday for paving and drainage work.

State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s $50 million Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project from State Route 267 to Chipmunk Street. The project will install curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements. Completion is expected in fall 2015.

One lane in each direction of the highway will be open during construction. The contractor is working 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 15.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $12.1 million water-quality and roadway improvement project from the "Y" intersection of Highways 50 and 89 to the South Lake Tahoe Airport adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, new drainage systems and repaving the highway. Completion is expected this fall.

Highway 50 West of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County: Construction on the Silva Valley interchange project in El Dorado Hills will affect travelers going to and coming from South Lake Tahoe in the late night hours.
All westbound Highway 50 lanes from Bass Lake Road to El Dorado Hills Boulevard are scheduled to be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday, Sept. 8-12. The westbound Bass Lake Road on-ramp will close an hour earlier and also reopen at 5 a.m. The following week, Sept. 15-19, the closure will shift to the eastbound lanes, again 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., with the Latrobe Road on-ramp closing at 10 p.m.

During the closures, traffic will be detoured 6.5 miles via El Dorado Hills Boulevard, Serrano Parkway and Bass Lake Road. Motorists should plan for an additional 10 minutes travel time and use alternate routes if possible. Portable message signs will be used to keep motorists informed of the closures.