 CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
A milestone was reached overnight as the remaining four of seven 96-foot concrete girders were placed. A new bridge is here!
UPCOMING PROJECT PLANS
Ultra high performance concrete will be poured between the girders to join them together.
DAILY UPDATES
Daily updates and more photos of construction for the Echo Summit Bridge replacement project can be found here!
FOR REAL-TIME UPDATES
Connect with the #Way2Tahoe campaign on Facebook and Twitter for more news and updates.
BE WORK ZONE ALERT
We remind drivers to slow their speed and Be Work Zone Alert. Workers are operating within inches of live traffic. Traffic is unpredictable and sudden slowing or stopping may occur.
Please do not peer into work zones as this can cause collisions if drivers are not paying attention to their driving.
It's important that pedestrians and cyclists stay out of the work zone for safety.
 DETOUR ROUTE INFO: If you're planning to visit South Lake Tahoe, take the alternate route using Highways 16,49,88 and 89 back to Highway 50 in Meyers. For more information on the scenic detour route through Amador, El Dorado and Alpine County visit here!
The U.S. Highway 50 Echo Summit project is replacing the existing bridge, built in 1939, with a structure that meets current safety and seismic standards. Additional project information can be found at Way2Tahoe.com
Update on COVID-19 in El Dorado County as of Friday, September 18, 2020.
-- 218 tests (27,498)
-- 6 cases; (1,064)
3 in EDH; 1 in Greater Placerville; 1 in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue; 1 in Lake Tahoe region
0 aged 0-17, 4 aged 18-49, 2 aged 50-64, 0 aged 65+
-- 212 negative tests (26,434)
-- 2 assumed recoveries (979)
-- no change in hospitalizations and ICU (0/0)
-- 1.3% positivity rate
-- no new deaths (4)
-- Red Tier https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/
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AlertTahoe is a network of 13 cameras set up around the Tahoe Basin to detect and track wildfires. The cameras feature a state-of-the-art pan-tilt-zoom technology that tracks wildfires as they grow and move, allowing for better preparation and monitoring. You can view all cameras on the AlertWildfire website. The project was funded through the Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL) at UNR, the Tahoe Prosperity Center, the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, the Eldorado National Forest, and the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Meat bees can be pesky, especially when trying to enjoy a picnic with lake views. Did you know that meat bees are not bees at all, but yellow jackets? These wasps don't eat our food, but take the meat back to the hive to feed the larvae. Here's a quick tip: Irish Spring soap is known to repel the yellow jackets
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