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Sacramento Highway 50 to 99 connector set for 55-hour closure starting Friday night

By Cecilio Padilla

March 28, 2025 / 1:15 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento

Highway 50 to 99 connector in Sacramento set for 55-hour closure

SACRAMENTO – Caltrans is warning drivers about a major Sacramento freeway connector closure starting this weekend.

The westbound Highway 50 to southbound Highway 99 connector will be closed starting Friday at 10 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m.

Crews will be doing striping and pavement work, Caltrans says.

The closure. Caltrans

Drivers are being urged to use southbound Interstate 5 as a detour.

Caltrans is also warning that more 55-hour closures will be coming at some point along the connector.

Highway 50
Highway 99

Cecilio Padilla

Cecilio Padilla is a digital producer for CBS Sacramento and a Sacramento-area native who has been covering Northern California for more than a decade.