State of California • Department of Transportation	

CALTRANS TRAFFIC ALERT	

Today’s Date:		Wednesday, December 30, 2009 #09-248	
District:		District 3 - Marysville,  http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3 
Jody Jones, District Director	
Contact		Rochelle Jenkins at rochelle_jenkins@dot.ca.gov	
Sierra Roadwork Schedule
Sunday through Saturday
January 3 - 9, 2010
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Route 28 (Placer County) in Kings Beach: Work has resumed on a $46 million environmental improvement project to reconstruct drainage facilities and improve the road surface. Completion is expected in the fall of 2011. Project is on winter suspension.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from the Sacramento County line to Bass Lake Road: Work has begun on a $31 million project to add bus/carpool lanes to U.S. Highway 50 in south El Dorado County. Completion is expected in the fall of 2011. No traffic interfering work is scheduled. Project is on winter suspension.
Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Donner Summit to Donner Lake: Work continues on the $71 million Donner III construction project to improve Interstate 80. Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed sections of roadway, adding new drainage systems, upgrading existing drainage systems and construction of a new sediment/debris collection system. Completion is expected in 2011. Project is on winter suspension.
Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Donner Lake to Donner Pass Road in Truckee: Work continues on the $70 million Donner I construction project to improve Interstate 80. Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed sections of roadway, adding new drainage systems, upgrading existing drainage systems, construction of a westbound truck-climbing lane from Donner Pass Road to the Donner Lake Interchange and construction of a new sediment/debris collection system. Completion is expected in 2010. Project is on winter suspension.
Interstate 80 (Nevada County) from Boca to the Nevada State line: Work continues on the $73 million Truckee River Canyon construction project to improve Interstate 80. Work includes repaving the existing roadway with Portland Cement Concrete, reconstructing failed sections of roadway, adding new drainage systems, upgrading existing drainage systems, construction of a westbound truck-climbing lane from Donner Pass Road to the Donner Lake Interchange and construction of a new sediment/debris collection system. Completion is expected in 2010. Winter suspension is schedule to begin on November 15. Project is on winter suspension.
State Route 89 (Placer County) from the Tahoe City ‘Y’ to north of Squaw Valley: Work has started on a $13 million project to improve the treatment of storm-water runoff and widen and resurface the highway. Completion is expected in 2010. Project is on winter suspension.
SHORT-TERM PROJECTS
State Route 20 (Nevada County) from the Yuba County line to Interstate 80: Motorists can expect various lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A Caltrans crew is scheduled to do brush clearing.
State Route 49 (Nevada County) from end of Bridge (Bear River) to Middle Fork Yuba River Bridge: Motorists can expect various lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A Caltrans crew is scheduled to do brush clearing.
Interstate 80 (Placer County) east and westbound from Rocklin Road to Miners Ravine: Motorists can expect various lane closures from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday (8 a.m Saturday). Closures will be limited to 1 mile maximum. A contractor is scheduled to to road excavation.
State Route 174 (Nevada County) from end of bridge (Bear river) to Auburn Street: Motorists can expect the east and westbound various lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A Caltrans crew is scheduled to do brush clearing.
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The Caltrans District Traffic Management Branch has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above.
Lanes are numbered from the center divide (#1) to the shoulder (#2, 3, 4, etc.).
Unexpected schedule changes may occur. For current information on roadwork, delays, road conditions and emergency closures, call the voice-activated Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 800-427-7623 (ROAD) or visit the Caltrans website at:  www.dot.ca.gov 
For the latest chain control information in the Northern Sierra, visit the Caltrans District 3 North Region Winter Operations website located at:
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/controlmp.htm