Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for week of May 1-7

Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of May 1-7, 2017. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please use caution.

— Sonoma Street between Saliman Road and Halleck Drive will be closed, from Monday at 7 a.m. to Friday at 5:30 p.m.

— Phillips Street just north of Robinson Street will be closed, Monday through Thursday, for about a week

— Sophia Street will be closed between Carson and Plaza Streets, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Northgate Lane between Nye Lane and Hampton Drive will be closed to through traffic, Wednesday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Beginning Monday, May 1, Q&D Construction will make repairs to some of the paver crosswalks in the downtown Carson City area caused by this winter's weather events, according to Carson City Public Works.

During the winter storms, the city had an abnormal amount of water that wasn't anticipated in these crosswalk areas, which washed out a lot of the sand underneath the pavers, or around 1 inch of material.
Carson Street will remain open for commuters during construction. See the video here.

Lane closures or restrictions expected at the following locations due to road/utility work. Please use caution.

— U.S. Highway 50 at the U.S. 395 intersection will be reduced to one lane in each direction, until further notice, for freeway improvements (travel delays are expected on South Carson Street near the U.S. 50 Spooner junction)

— State Route 28, north of U.S. 50 to the California State line, will have road striping efforts starting on Monday until finished

— Airport Road will have single lane closures between College Parkway and U.S. 50, Tuesday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Carson Street between William and Fifth Streets will have shifted lanes, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

— Plaza Street between William and Sophia Streets will have the southbound lane closed, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

— Fairview Drive between Kansas and Roop Streets will be reduced to one lane, Friday, 3 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

— Wagon Wheel Road near Levi Gulch Road will be reduced to one lane with flaggers, Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Here is the road work schedule this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra. This Caltrans report is for the week of April 30 to May 6, 2017:

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): The highway is reduced to one lane in each direction at Bridal Veil Falls for slope repair work.

State Route 89 (Placer County/El Dorado County): Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from Rampart Drive to Squaw Creek and from Wilson Avenue to Sugar Pine State Park from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for dead tree removal.

State Route 193 (El Dorado County): Motorists can expect signalized one-way traffic control about 1 mile north of the junction with State Route 49 in Placerville around the clock for slope repair work.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) on the South Fork American River Bridge: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for water line relocation work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work is set to begin on a $56 million project from the “Y” intersection with State Route 89 to the Trout Creek Bridge in South Lake Tahoe. This project is building new drainage systems to collect and treat stormwater runoff, rebuilding curb, gutter and sidewalks, widening the highway to allow for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway. Completion is expected in fall 2019.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Tahoe Keys Boulevard to Lodi Street: Westbound motorists can expect lane restrictions from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday for tree removal work.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work is in winter suspension on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to Granlibakken Road in Tahoe City that is upgrading storm water drainage and treatment systems, adding curb and gutter, resurfacing and realigning the road, adding new left-turn pockets and widening shoulders on an 8-mile stretch of the highway. Work is expected to start the week of May 8. Completion is expected this summer.

State Route 89 (Placer County): Work has resumed on a $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new Truckee River bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard with roundabouts on either end of the realignment, replace the existing Truckee River (Fanny) Bridge, construct a roundabout at the “Wye” intersection and make complete street enhancements to the portion of State Route 89/West Lake Boulevard that will become a local road after project completion, which is expected in 2018.

State Route 89 (Placer County) from SR 89 near the Caltrans Maintenance Yard and on West Lake Boulevard (SR 89) near the Transit Center: Motorists can expect shoulder closures and intermittent lane closures at various locations from 8 a.m. to 4:30 Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for utility work and tree removal.

State Route 49 (El Dorado County) from Skyline/Coon Hollow Road to Chamberlain Street in Placerville: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for utility work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Bull Creek Road to Alder Creek Road: Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday for drainage work.

U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Rufus Allen Boulevard to Fremont Avenue in South Lake Tahoe: Eastbound motorists can expect the #2 lane closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday for utility work.