PLACER/NEVADA COUNTIES – Caltrans is reminding motorists of various lane and ramp closures in multiple locations along Interstate 80 (I-80) as several projects continue in Placer and Nevada counties.

Motorists will experience delays with each project. If traveling across the entire corridor, the cumulative delay may reach up to two hours depending on traffic volumes. Caltrans encourages motorists to factor in additional travel times along the I-80 Sierra corridor and check QuickMap for real-time roadway information.

Here is the breakdown for next week in geographical order:

Eastbound I-80

  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Applegate and Weimar, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, November 1 through Thursday, November 5. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, November 6.
  • Alta Pavement Improvement Project 
  • Between Long Ravine Bridge and Gold Run, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Sunday, November 1 to 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, November 6.
  • Between Monte Vista/Dutch Flat and Alta, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 3 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 4.
  • Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project
    • Between Monte Vista/Dutch Flat and Drum Forebay, various lane closures are scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 4. Work is also scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, November 5 and from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, November 6.
    • Crystal Springs on- and off-ramps are closed until further notice. Motorists will detour eastbound to Baxter and return westbound on I-80 to Crystal Springs.
    • Drum Forebay on- and off-ramps are closed until further notice. Motorists will detour eastbound to the next available exit and return westbound on I-80 to Drum Forebay.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between the Whitmore Maintenance Station and Blue Canyon, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5.
  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between the Whitmore Maintenance Station and Emigrant Gap, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 1 through Thursday, November 5. Work is also scheduled from 8 p.m. Thursday, November 5 to 6 a.m. Friday, November 6.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Rainbow and Troy, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5.
A worker operates an orange roller compactor on freshly paved highway asphalt, with a fuel and food sign ahead
Asphalt paving machine and dump truck laying new pavement on highway shoulder near forest
Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project, where crews installed the final level of asphalt over the new wildlife crossing and paved the eastbound on-ramp from Drum Forebay.

Westbound I-80

  • Rockfall/Slope Stabilization Project between Farad and the Acid Flat Bridge, various lane closures are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Troy and Rainbow, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5.
  • Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, westbound I-80 off-ramp at Yuba Gap is closed until further notice due to the crossover in place. Motorists will detour along westbound I-80 to the Emigrant Gap exit and return eastbound on I-80 to Yuba Gap.
Aerial view of bridge deck construction with workers, concrete pump cranes, and rebar forms spanning a forested mountain valley
Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, where crews are preparing for concrete deck pours along the new westbound Interstate 80 bridge span that crosses over State Route 20.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Yuba Gap and Emigrant Gap, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3.
  • Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Drum Forebay and Monte Vista/Dutch Flat, various lane closures are scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 4. Work is also scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6.
  • Alta Pavement Improvement Project 
  • Between Alta and Long Ravine Bridge, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Sunday, November 1 to 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, November 2 through Thursday, November 5. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, November 6.
  • Between Gold Run and Magra, various lane closures are scheduled from 6 pm. to 8 p.m. Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3.
  • I-80 Middle-Mile Broadband Network (MMBN) Project between Gold Run and Colfax, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, November 7.
  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Weimar Cross Road and Heather Glen, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, November 1 through Thursday, November 5. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, November 6.
  • I-80 MMBN Project between Clipper Gap and Bowman, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, November 7.

The extended lane closures will help minimize the duration of construction and improve worker safety. The schedule is subject to change or be delayed due to weather, availability of materials or other unexpected events.