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 the 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, August 2 through Thursday, August 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 7.
  • Alta Pavement Improvement Project between Secret Town and Gold Run, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Monday, August 3 to 6 a.m. Tuesday, August 4.
  • Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project
  • Between Monte Vista/Dutch Flat and Drum Forebay, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 through noon Thursday, August 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.
Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project, where crews inserted a steel pipe into a degraded culvert giving the culvert a new life.
  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project
  • Between the Whitmore Maintenance Station and Emigrant Gap, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, August 2 through Thursday, August 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 7.
  • Blue Canyon Road, one-way traffic control is scheduled around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday, August 2 to noon Friday, August 7.
  • Soda Springs Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Troy and Soda Springs, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 to noon Friday, August 7.

Westbound I-80

  • Emergency Culvert/Rockfall Project between Floriston and Hinton Road, various lane closures are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 4 through Thursday, August 6.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Troy and Rainbow, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7.
  • 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 westbound to the Emigrant Gap exit and return eastbound on I-80 to Yuba Gap.
Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, where crews are beginning falsework installation of the new westbound I-80 bridge span that crosses over State Route 20.
Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, where crews are beginning falsework installation of the new westbound I-80 bridge span that crosses over State Route 20.
  • Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project near Yuba Gap, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7.
  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Emigrant Gap and the Whitmore Maintenance Station, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. Sunday, August 2 to 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 and from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 through Thursday, August 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 7.
  • Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Drum Forebay and Dutch Flat/Monte Vista, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 4 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, August 5 and from 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 5 to 9 a.m. Thursday, August 6.
  • 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, August 3 through Friday, August 7. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 8.
Middle-Mile Broadband Project along I-80, part of a larger statewide effort by the California Department of Technology to bring high-speed internet into rural communities.
  • Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Weimar and Applegate, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. Sunday, August 2 to 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 and from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, August 3 through Thursday, August 6. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 7.
  • I-80 MMBN Project between Applegate and Clipper Gap, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 8.

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.

Caltrans District 3 is responsible for maintaining and operating 4,385 lane miles in 11 Sacramento Valley and Northern Sierra counties. Caltrans reminds motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert” and slow in construction zones for the safety of travelers and crews performing these improvements.