Caltrans

Sacramento — With another series of winter storms expected to hit California over the next week, Caltrans is preparing to respond as quickly as possible to any emergency by pre-positioning equipment and personnel at strategic locations. The department is asking the public to limit nonessential travel during the peak of the storm in affected areas, […]

SACRAMENTO — Caltrans is recruiting volunteers who reside and travel in rural and tribal communities to participate in the latest testing phase of a “road charge” pilot. Up to 500 volunteers will participate in a seven-month simulated road charge system, which charges drivers based on the number of miles they travel rather than the amount […]

MARYSVILLE – Caltrans is alerting motorists of successive winter storms forecasted by the National Weather Service that will impact travel in the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra Nevada starting midday today. Rain will move into the Sacramento Valley beginning today, making travel challenging. A total of .25 to 1 inch of rain is expected for […]

MARYSVILLE – Caltrans is alerting motorists of successive winter storms expected by the National Weather Service that will impact travel in the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra Nevada starting Wednesday night. Rain and strong winds will move into the Sacramento Valley beginning Wednesday night into Thursday, making travel challenging. A total of 3 to 4 […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting Interstate 80 (I-80) westbound motorists of upcoming lane restrictions near Secret Town for emergency guardrail repair. This Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. maintenance crews will be closing the #2 (right) lane of I-80 westbound between Secret Town and Colfax to repair guardrail that was damaged in a […]

Caltrans is alerting motorists to an incoming storm that may deliver up to a foot of snow in the Sierra and rain with strong winds in the Sacramento Valley area, making travel challenging this week. The first winter storm of the season is expected to deliver 12 to 18 inches of snow over Donner Summit […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 49 (SR-49) motorists of an upcoming overnight highway closure south of Auburn between Lincoln Way and Old Foresthill Road for maintenance work. SR-49 will be closed to traffic for slope repairs and drainage work between 6 p.m. Friday, October 14 and 6 a.m. Saturday, October 15. Motorists […]

NEVADA COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 20 (SR-20) motorists in Nevada County to expect intermittent traffic holds this Friday for blasting work on the Omega Curves safety improvement project. One-way traffic control continues at multiple locations along a 14-mile stretch of highway between Conservation Road and Lowell Hill weekdays between 7 a.m. and […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 174 (SR-174) motorists to expect one-way traffic control operations next week for continued tree removal work in Placer County. Hazard tree removal work is scheduled Monday, October 3 through Friday, October 7 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Motorists should anticipate travel delays and one-way traffic control […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting Interstate 80 (I-80) motorists to expect intermittent off- and on-ramp closures at Baxter and Cisco Grove through October for various construction improvements.  Beginning Friday, September 30, construction crews will start pouring bridge deck concrete for the reconstructed Baxter overcrossing structure. The deck requires a 15-day cure time before additional […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting Interstate 80 (I-80) motorists to expect continued intermittent overnight closures for bridge reconstruction work in Placer County this week. Beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, westbound I-80 will be reduced to one lane from Drum Forebay to Crystal Springs. A full closure of westbound I-80 is scheduled to go in […]

NEVADA COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 20 (SR-20) motorists in Nevada County to expect one-way traffic control during weekdays and occasional Saturdays for major roadway construction work. Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays at multiple locations along a 14-mile stretch of highway between […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting Interstate 80 (I-80) and State Route 174 (SR-174) motorists in Placer County of scheduled paving work that will cause travel delays this week. Beginning Wednesday, August 10, maintenance crews will begin paving work on I-80 eastbound just west of Gold Run and will close the #2 (right) lane from […]

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 49 (SR-49) motorists of upcoming overnight highway closures south of Auburn between Lincoln Way and Old Foresthill Road for paving work. Between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, August 7 and Monday, August 8, SR-49 will be closed to traffic for paving operations. Motorists will be detoured […]

NEVADA COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting State Route 49 (SR-49) motorists of the start of a new wildfire fuel reduction contract to address overgrown vegetation at various locations in Nevada County between Lime Kiln Road and McKnight Way.  Beginning Wednesday, August 3, construction crews will start staging equipment along SR-49 near Lime Kiln Road to […]

NEVADA COUNTY – Major roadway improvements to State Route 20 (SR-20) continue in Nevada County with travel delays and one-way traffic control at multiple locations anticipated through the summer and fall months. Motorists should expect 20-minute travel delays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays at multiple locations along a 14-mile stretch of highway between […]

SIERRA COUNTY – Caltrans is alerting Sierra County residents of the start of a new pavement rehabilitation project on State Route 89 between Sattley and Sierraville. Beginning Monday, July 18, construction crews will begin work to repave a five-mile segment of the rural highway. Motorists should expect reversing, one-way traffic control between 7 a.m. and […]