North Shore has plan to improve weekend skier traffic
By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee
The snow is falling, and the ski season is about to hit high gear heading toward the big Presidents Day weekend. Will Tahoe roads be ready to handle the traffic?
Probably not. The surge of traffic on Friday nights and Saturday mornings is intense, notably on Highway 89, the only route to Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski areas. Highway 89 was a parking lot at times last year, as were some Truckee streets.
The California Highway Patrol will station officers at key highway intersections, in some cases to guide traffic, in other cases just to send the message to drivers not to try anything crazy.
