Caltrans Traffic Update for North Lake Tahoe

Eastern Placer County Bulletin

CALTRANS TRAFFIC UPDATE


State Route 28 Project Updates for Next Week in N. Lake Tahoe

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 with one-way traffic control is scheduled along SR-28 at the following locations and times:

  • Sunday, October 13 from 7 p.m. until Friday, October 18 at 6 a.m. between Center Street and Ridgewood Road. No work is scheduled between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Monday, October 14 from 7 a.m. until Thursday, October 17 at midnight and Friday, October 18 from 7 a.m. until noon between the Nevada state line and Speedboat Avenue in Brockway. No work is scheduled between midnight – 7 a.m. Monday – Friday.
  • Monday, October 14 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. between Granite Road and Agatam Avenue West
  • Monday, October 14 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. between the State Route 89 junction and the Tahoe State Park entrance in Tahoe City
  • Tuesday, October 15 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. between the Tahoe State Park entrance and Star Harbor in Tahoe City and between Onyx Street and Granite Road in Carnelian Bay
  • Wednesday, October 16 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. between Star Harbor and Dollar Drive and between Center Street and Onyx Street
  • Thursday, October 17 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. near Dollar Drive and between Center Street and Terrace Drive
  • Friday, October 18 from 6 a.m. to noon between Chinquapin Drive and Robert Avenue and between Terrace Drive and Jeffrey Way

Motorists could encounter total delays of up to one hour.
Please allow extra time to reach your destination. 

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.

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. Our office will continue to share roadwork updates as we receive them. Please reach out if you have any questions.


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