Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report through Sept. 21

Here is the Carson City area road report for Sept. 15-21, 2014. Beginning Monday through Thursday the Carson City I-580 Freeway will have a single lane closure in the northbound direction due to maintenance between Fairview Drive and Carson Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. During this time, the speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on US 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House. There will be single lane closures on weeknights from 1 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. 21: State Route 89 (Placer 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.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue in Tahoma to Sequoia Avenue in Tahoe City: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday until noon Friday for landscaping, paving 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 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday 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 Meeks Bay Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday until 11 a.m. Friday for paving 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 at least 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.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Airport Road to F Street: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for paving and erosion control work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $15.3 million water-quality project from Johnson Pass Road to Incline Road in Meyers to install new drainage systems, widen shoulders and add bike lanes in one section, and restore a section of the exiting bike path.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Johnson Pass Road to Sawmill Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $15.1 million project to replace the bridge over Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines. The project will also add sidewalks to both sides of Sly Park Road, curb and gutter and curb ramps. Completion is expected by spring 2015.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Sly Park Road: Westbound motorists should expect the on-ramp closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Saturday and the off-ramp closed from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through Saturday for bridge work. Highway 50 is reduced to one lane in each direction through the project limits.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on an $18.5 million project by El Dorado County to reconstruct the U.S. Highway 50 ramps to El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Latrobe Road in El Dorado Hills. Completion is expected this fall.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Latrobe Road/El Dorado Hills Boulevard to Bass Lake Road: Westbound motorists can expect a full highway closure from 11 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday and eastbound motorists can expect a full highway closure from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday for falsework installation.

State Route 28 (Placer County) from Stag Drive to Secline Street in Kings Beach: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures various locations from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from China Hill Road to Koki Lane in El Dorado: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday for grinding and paving work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Lotus Road to the South Fork of the American River: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday for bridge work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from the junction with State Route 193 to Northside School in Cool: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for pavement work on a new bike path.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Tulare Avenue/Al Tahoe Boulevard to Fairway Avenue in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday for utility work.

State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Taylor Creek to Cathedral Road north of Camp Richardson: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday for bridge work.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from Pole Creek Road to Goose Meadows Campground: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from the junction with State Route 49 in Cool to American River Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for pavement work on a new bike path.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Sweetwater Trail in Greenwood to South Street in Georgetown: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday for grinding and paving work.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County) from Rock Creek Road to Shoo Fly Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for tree work.

State Route 267 (Placer County) from Northstar Drive to Carnelian Bay Avenue: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for maintenance work.