­­­­­­­­­­­­Date: August 16, 2024 #24-103

District: District 3 - Marysville, dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-3

Sergio Aceves, Acting District Director

Contact: John O’Connell, John.OConnell@dot.ca.gov

Phone: (530) 701-9459

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

State Route 28 Project Updates for Next Week in North Lake Tahoe

Delays Expected Between Kings Beach, Tahoe City; Gas Line Project Wrapped Up for 2024 Season

PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is advising motorists of a broadband installation project continuing along State Route 28 (SR-28) along the north shore of Lake Tahoe next week.

 

The broadband project is a part of a larger statewide effort by the California Department of Technology to bring high-speed broadband into rural communities. The contractor for this project is Teichert Construction.

 

Utility work is scheduled along the shoulders of both directions of SR-28 at the following locations and times:

 

  • Sunday, August 18 from 8 p.m. until Monday, August 19 at 8 a.m. between Burton Creek Drive and Dollar Drive
  • Monday, August 19 from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Dollar Drive
  • Monday, August 19 from 8 p.m. until Tuesday, August 20 at 8 a.m. at Dollar Drive
  • Tuesday, August 20 from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. between Lardin Way and Chinquapin Drive
  • Tuesday, August 20 from 8 p.m. until Wednesday, August 21 at 8 a.m. at Terrace Drive
  • Wednesday, August 21 from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. between Lardin Way and Ridgewood Road
  •  Wednesday, August 21 from 8 p.m. until Thursday, August 22 at 8 a.m. between Terrace Drive and Ridgewood Road
  •  Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. between Anderson Road and the State Route 267 junction
  • Thursday, August 22 from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. between Ridgewood Road and Carnelian Woods Avenue
  • Thursday, August 22 from 8 p.m. until Friday, August 23 at 8 a.m. between Ridgewood Road and Onyx Street

 

Southwest Gas and its contractor, Q&D Construction, have wrapped up construction work for this season on a gas-line replacement project on SR-28 between Tahoe City and Kings Beach. Work will resume next spring.

Motorists could encounter total delays of up to one hour between Tahoe City and Kings Beach on SR-28 due to the various construction activities. Please allow for extra time to reach your destination. All work on road construction projects will be suspended on weekends and holidays. Schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment or material availability, 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.


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