­­­­­­­Date:         ­­­ ­­May 17, 2024 #24-054
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
Gas Line Replacement Project on State Route 28 Between Kings Beach and Tahoe City
PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is advising motorists of traffic-interfering work continuing on State Route 28 (SR-28) along the north shore of Lake Tahoe next week.
Southwest Gas and its contractor, Q&D Construction, continue work on a gas line replacement project on SR-28 between Tahoe City and Kings Beach.
 
  • One-way traffic control is scheduled at Mackinaw Road in Tahoe City from Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m. until Friday, May 24 at 5 a.m.
  • One-way traffic control is also scheduled between Grove Street and Rocky Ridge Road from Sunday, May 19 at 7 p.m. until Friday, May 24 at 5 a.m.
  • Various rolling closures up to 500 feet in length are scheduled along eastbound SR-28 between Chinquapin Drive and the State Route 267 junction in Kings Beach from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 20 through Wednesday, May 22. Motorists could encounter delays of up to 5 minutes for this work in the eastbound direction.

Motorists could encounter total delays of up to 30 minutes between Tahoe City and Kings Beach on SR-28 due to the construction activities. All work on road construction projects will be suspended on weekends and holidays. Schedules are subject to change due to weather, equipment or material availability or other unexpected events.

For more information on the Highway 28 project, visit Southwest Gas: North Lake Tahoe Lateral Pipeline Replacement Project (swgas.com) or call the SWG customer service line at (775) 353-7039.
 
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