Caltrans crews to continue work on projects in the region
Caltrans crews are set to work on a number of road projects in the region this coming week.
Here’s a look at what drivers can expect:
Yuba County long-term projects
State Route 20: Work continues on a $61.5 million project funded in part by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, to straighten and flatten roadway curves and slopes, widen shoulders, construct a new bridge and rehabilitate a 4.5mile section of roadway in the Browns Valley area. Construction is expected to be completed in
2021. Project information and construction updates are available at www.fixyuba20.com. Main highway roadwork is in winter suspension. Dry Creek bridge work adjacent to the highway is scheduled to continue during the winter, depending on the weather.
State Route 20 between Marysville Road and Timbuctoo Road: Motorists may expect intermittent lane restrictions at various locations from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday for bridge work.
State Route 20: Work continues on a $54 million project by
Caltrans to straighten curves, widen shoulders, construct a new bridge and rehabilitate a 2-mile section of roadway in the Timbuctoo area. Construction is expected to start this spring. Project information and construction updates are available at www.fixyuba20. com. Main highway roadwork is in winter suspension. Freshwater Creek bridge work adjacent to the highway is scheduled to continue during the winter, depending on the weather.
State Route 70: Work continues on an $83 million funded in part by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017,
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $2.15 million grant to Caltrans to study impacts of a potential road user charge program in rural communities, according to a Caltrans news release.
In a road charge system, drivers could be charged for the miles they travel rather than the gasoline they use. Caltrans had already been conducting research on possible alternatives to the state gas tax to fund road and highway maintenance.
The grant will help Caltrans study the viability of GPS technology in differentiating between public and private roads. Caltrans will use volunteers for the study, which it expects to complete in mid-2023.
The project will identify priorities and potential benefits of a statewide road charge program in rural and tribal communities. This project will be the third road charge study Caltrans has conducted.
For more information, visit caroadcharge.com.
to replace the Simmerly Slough Bridge. Completion is expected in 2021. Project information and construction updates are available at www.fixhighway70. com. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.
Short-term projects
State Route 65 between Main Street and Evergreen Drive: Northand southbound motorists may expect various lane and shoulder restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday for utility work.
State Route 70 at Mcgowan Parkway: Southbound motorists may expect a full ramp closure from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for electrical work. Northbound motorists may expect a full ramp closure from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for electrical work.
Sutter County long-term projects
State Route 20: Work is wrapping up on a $37.7 million project funded in part by Senate Bill
1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, to restore nearly 12 lane miles of pavement between Lytle Road and the Sutter Bypass, widen
the shoulders and replace the Wadsworth Canal Bridge. Completion is expected in winter 2021. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.
State Route 99: Construction continues on a $36 million pavement and streetscape project by Caltrans and the City of Live
Oak andfunded in part by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and a federal TIGER grant to replace the old pavement, flatten the roadway, construct new sidewalks, curbs and gutters, upgrade water and drainage systems, and improve traffic signals, bicycle and pedestrian signals between Pennington Road and
Elm Street. Completion is expected in 2021. Project information and construction updates are available at www.liveoak99.com.
State Route 99 between Ash
Street and Nevada Street north: North- and southbound motorists may expect various shoulder, auxiliary lane and lane restrictions from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday for underground waterline, sewer, drainage, sidewalk, curb, gutter and driveway work.
State Route 99 at Walker
Way: Motorists may expect
Walker closed at State Route 99 through summer 2021 for roadway construction. Motorists should use Ash Street or Archer Avenue as alternate routes.
Short-term projects
State Route 20 between the entrance to the Frontage Road and Humphrey Road: East- and westbound motorists may expect the right shoulder closed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for PG&E gas line work.
State Route 99 at East Nicolaus Road: North- and southbound motorists may expect a full ramp closure from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for electrical work.
Colusa County long-term projects
Interstate 5: Work continues on a $5.7 million project to upgrade the water and wastewater systems at the north- and southbound Maxwell Safety Roadside Rest Areas. The rest areas are scheduled to be closed through March 31, 2021 when the improvements are expected to be completed. The Corning rest areas in Tehama County and the Dunnigan rest areas in Yolo County remain open.
State Routes 20/45: Work continues on a $19.3 million project by Caltrans, the City of Colusa and Colusa County project million and funded in part by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability
Act of 2017, to replace the old pavement, flatten the roadway, construct new sidewalks, curbs and gutters and improve drainage between Market Street and Butte Vista Way. Completion is expected in 2021. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled.
Short-term project
Interstate 5 between Hillgate Road and Greenbay Road: North- and southbound motorists may expect various lane restritions from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for guardrail work and K-rail installation.