Archive for August, 2009

Avoid Delays on I80 during Hot August Nights

August 5, 2009

CALTRANS TRAFFIC ALERT

Interstate 80 Subject to Long Delays during Hot August Nights

July 28, 2009 #09-147
District: District 3 – Marysville, www.dot.ca.gov/dist3
Jody Jones, District Director
Contact: Rochelle Jenkins, Caltrans District 3 Public Information Officer
Email: rochelle.jenkins@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (530) 634-7640
Download: View PDF version of this news release (19K)

For Immediate Release

Truckee – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is asking motorists to consider alternate routes and avoid peak travel times when traveling on Interstate 80 (I-80) to Reno this weekend for the “Hot August Nights” celebration.

Major delays are expected on I-80 due to lane restrictions and narrowed lanes between Truckee and the Nevada State Line during the Hot August Nights weekend. Delays in excess of 90 minutes can be expected. To help lessen the delays, Caltrans recommends avoiding traveling between 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday and between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

To minimize delays, Caltrans recommends that motorists consider the following alternate routes to Reno:

  • U.S. Highway 50 east to Highway 395 north
  • Highway 70 north to Highway 395 south
  • I-80 east to Highway 267 south, drive past Tahoe’s north shore to Highway 431 (Mt. Rose Highway)

Due to ongoing construction, only three of the four traffic lanes are available and lanes widths have been narrowed to 11 feet. The lane availability this week is as follows:

10 a.m. Thursday, August 6 through 6 a.m. Sunday, August 9:
          Westbound – 1 lane
          Eastbound – 2 lanes

6 a.m. Sunday, August 9 through 10 p.m. Monday, August 10:
          Westbound – 2 lanes
          Eastbound – 1 lane

The lane and width restrictions are part of the $71 million Truckee River Canyon project on I-80 between Truckee and the Nevada State line. This project is designed to replace the worn roadway pavement, replace the existing median barrier and guardrail, improve drainage and increase shoulder widths. Completion is scheduled for the Fall of 2011.

Caltrans also recommends to use caution in this area and to “Slow for the Cone Zone”. For more information, visit www.getacross80.com.

        

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