Weekend Construction Work To Close Lanes, Ramps On I-5 In Downtown Sacramento
Part of northbound Interstate 5 will see lane and ramp closures through the weekend in the downtown Sacramento area as crews perform demolition work and striping.
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Part of northbound Interstate 5 will see lane and ramp closures through the weekend in the downtown Sacramento area as crews perform demolition work and striping.
State workers who have died while working on the job are being honored on Thursday for the 32nd annual Caltrans workers memorial.
A traffic collision on westbound Interstate 80 just west of State Route 65 is blocking multiple lanes, said Caltrans District 3.
Highway 88 has been closed Saturday at Carson Spur for avalanche control, said Caltrans District 10.
A former Caltrans contract manager pleaded guilty Monday in what federal prosecutors said is an ongoing investigation into a bid rigging and bribery scam involving millions of dollars worth of contracts.
Both directions are closed on Highway 101 in Mendocino County north of Laytonville and south of Leggett, said Caltrans District 1.
A deadly crash snarled traffic along Highway 50 in Sacramento early Thursday morning.
Caltrans is alerting drivers that emergency tree removal operations will cause periodic closures on many Sierra routes until March.
A semi-truck is blocking several lanes on eastbound I-80 near Davis Street in Vacaville, said Caltrans District 4.
Part of Highway 99 in Lodi will see another full closure Monday night through Tuesday morning as crews continue working to raise the Lockeford Street overcrossing to improve vertical clearance.
The highway has reopened after a snowstorm caused a closure on a portion of Highway 89 around Emerald Bay, said Caltrans District 3.
While the major Sierra highways are back open as of Wednesday morning, officials are urging people to stay home to keep traffic to a minimum.
Part of Highway 99 in Lodi will see a full closure Wednesday night through Thursday morning as crews raise the Lockeford Street overcrossing to improve vertical clearance.
Highway 88 has reopened after being closed near Carson Spur in Amador County for avalanche control procedures, said Caltrans District 10.
If you're planning to travel on I-80 this evening, you may want to reconsider, as the freeway will be closed for over two hours in the Sierra.
Caltrans warning motorists that weather will impact Sierra travel routes.
Just last year, Caltrans and UC Davis completed a pilot program aimed at adding preventative measures to avoid wrong-way crashes.
A crash has eastbound Interstate 80 lanes closed heading up the Sierra on Friday.
Highway 160 was already partially closed, due to the storm, when a driver plowed into the back of an unmanned Caltrans truck. Now all of Highway 160 is closed between the Arden offramp and Tribute.
Caltrans is offering volunteers loot for litter. It pays people up to $250 a day per cleanup activity as part of Governor Newsom's $1.1 billion plan to clean up California, including providing funding for highways and roads.
Caltrans is looking to ease traffic and limit accidents by implementing digital speed limit signs that change based on traffic flow.
According to the National Weather Service Sacramento, Sunday night is expected to bring the first bigger snowfall of the season with 2-8 inches of snow expected in the Sierra at elevations above 5,000 feet.
Construction chaos is leading to an increase in crashes on Highway 50 in Sacramento.
The removal of homeless camps in Sacramento by Caltrans has drawn criticism from a local leader who says the agency's actions aren't solving any problems.
Caltrans says the new southbound Interstate 5 bus/carpool lane between Sacramento and Elk Grove is opening ahead of schedule.
