Road Information Bulletin

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623). For media updates, please contact the appropriate Public Information Officer listed above.

Caltrans will suspend work on Northern California highways Friday, July 4, 2008 in observance of Independence Day.  However, due to unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary for Caltrans Maintenance forces to respond to emergency situations.

Del Norte County

Route 101 (23.9/26.3) – Paving from Humboldt Road to 3rd Street will continue.  Work hours are 6:30AM to 5PM, weekdays.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel in four-lane sections, and one-way traffic control will be in effect in two-lane sections.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Tidewater Contractors, Incorporated of Brookings, Oregon   LC#C101WB

Route 101 (43.6/45.9) – A highway widening project from Indian Road/Road 309A to Ocean View Drive will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Tidewater Contractors, Incorporated of Brookings, Oregon   LC#C101VB

Route 199 (5.6/35.1) – Widening of turnouts from Pharr Lane to Elk Valley Campground will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Tidewater Contractors, Incorporated of Brookings, Oregon.   LC#C199CC

Route 199 (11.0/11.8) – Replacement of Hardscrabble Bridge continues.  Work hours are 7AM to 3PM, weekdays.  Intermittent full road closures will be in effect.   Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – American Civil Constructors of Benecia.   LC#C199KB

Route 199 (27.0/27.5) – A curve realignment project from 1.0 mile east to 0.5 miles east of Idlewild Maintenance Station Road will continue.  One-way traffic control with a temporary signal is in effect 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.   Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Watsonville.   LC#C199BA

Humboldt County

Route 96 (9.6/10.3) – PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair from Mill Company Road to Shoemaker Road on Monday, July 7. Work hours are 8:30AM to 10:30AM.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#P96AA

Route 101 (8.4/11.1) – Paving from 0.2 miles south to 2.4 miles north of Benbow will continue.  Work hours are 6AM to 12 midnight, weekdays.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Mercer Fraser of Eureka.  LC#C101YB

Route 101 (32.5/32.9) – Hillside stabilization from 0.7 miles south of Weott to 0.3 miles south of Weott will continue.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  Tuesday, July 8 through Thursday, July 10  from 8:30AM to 6PM one-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.  Contractor – Van Meter Logging of Redding.  LC#C101OV

Route 101 (39.8/43.0) – Sinkhole repair at approximately 2 miles north of Redcrest will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  LC#M101CA

Route 101 (64.4) – Realignment of the southbound Fernbridge/Route 211 off-ramp will continue.  Work hours are Monday through Thursday, 7AM to 5PM, and Friday, 7AM to noon.  The northbound off-ramp will be closed Tuesday, July 8, and the afternoons of Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10.  The southbound off-ramp will be closed the mornings of Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10.  Motorists are advised to use an alternate route. Contractor – Mercer Fraser of Eureka.  LC#C101FA

Route 101 (89.8) – Pavement striping on the ramps to and from Route 200/Central Avenue will begin Tuesday, July 8.  Work hours are 9AM to 3PM, weekdays.  The northbound and southbound on-ramps and off-ramps will be closed.  Motorists are advised to use an alternate route.   Contractor – Mercer Fraser of Eureka.  LC#C101XB

Route 101 (111.5/112.0) – A pavement repair project from 1.0 to 0.5 miles south of Kane Road will continue.  Work hours are 8AM to 5PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays.  Contractor – Granite Construction of Arcata.  LC#C101DA

Route 200 (0.0/2.7) – A paving project from the junction of Route 101/200 to the junction of Route 200/299 will continue.  Work hours are 6AM to 9PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Mercer Fraser of Eureka.  LC#C200VA

Route 254 (42.2) – Slipout repair 1.1 miles north of Holmes Flat Road will continue.  Work hours are 8AM to 5PM, weekdays.  Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Van Meter Logging of Redding.  LC#C254DA

Route 255 (1.2/1.8) – A lighting repair project from Access Road to the north end of Samoa Channel Bridge will continue.  Work hours are 8AM to 5PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Smith Electric Construction of Eureka.  LC#C255AA

Lake County

Route 20 (0.6/9.4) – A paving project from Old State Highway to Polk Jones Cattlepass will continue.  Work hours are 7PM to 3PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.  LC#C20XJ

Route 20 (18.0/28.0) – Caltrans will continue routine maintenance from Ogden Road to Oak Grove Avenue.  Work hours are 8AM to 4:30PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.   LC#M20DA

Route 20 (38.5/42.0) – A roadway realignment project from 1.4 miles east of the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge to 1.6 miles west of Walker Ridge Road will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 6PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.  Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.  LC#C20ZE

Route 29 (10.1/11.1) – An intersection improvement project from Spruce Road to Hidden Valley will continue on Monday, July 7, from 9AM to 2PM.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.  LC#C29UA

Route 29 (20.3/34.6) – A paving project from the junction of Route 29/53 and Kelseyville Road will resume Monday, July 7.  Work hours are 7PM to 3PM, weekdays.  From 7PM to 6AM one-way traffic control will be in effect, and motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.  From 6AM to 3PM traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel, and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.  LC#C29TA

Route 175 (11.2/11.5) – PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install an aerial crossing between Red Hill Road and Wild Cat Road on Monday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 8. Work hours are 9AM to 3PM.  Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#P175BA

Route 175 (26.5/26.7) – AT&T of Sacramento has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair from Dry Creek Road and Santa Barbara Road beginning Monday, July 7. Work hours are 8AM to 3PM, weekdays.  Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#P175AA

Route 175 (26.8) – PG&E of Eureka has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install an aerial crossing at Santa Clara Street on Monday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 8. Work hours are 8:30AM to 3PM.  Intermittent full road closures will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays. LC#P175DA

Mendocino County

Route 1 (60.8/62.4) – A paving project from Walnut Street to Pudding Creek Beach Access Road  will begin Monday, July 7. Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.  LC#C1GC

Route 1 (61.9) – PG&E of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility repair at Spruce Street on Tuesday, July 8. Work hours are 8AM to 12:30PM.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. LC#P1FA

Route 1 (62.8) – Utility installation will continue at Airport Road.  Work hours are 6AM to 4:30PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.  Contractor – BRCO Constructors of Loomis.  LC#C1AC

Route 20 (0.6/2.3) – A highway widening project from Old Willits Road to Gravel Pitt Road will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.   LC#C20DK

Route 101 (3.1/4.5) – A pavement repair project from 0.1 miles north to 1.5 miles north of Comminsky Station Road will continue. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. LC#M101LA

Route 101 (35.8/37.5) – Roadway repair due to pavement deterioration from 3.6 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road to 1.9 miles south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. LC#M101KA

Route 101 (40.4/42.6) – A paving project from the CAL FIRE station to 0.3 miles north of Grider Road will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 4PM, weekdays.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.  Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of North Highlands.  LC#C101NB

Route 101 (46.7/47.0) – The City of Willits has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to hold a 4th of July Parade between East Valley Street and Commercial Street on Friday, July 4, from 10AM to 2:30PM.  A full road closure will be in effect.  A detour will be provided. LC#P101GA

Route 101 (46.8/47.0) – California Trenchless, Incorporated of Hayward has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit to install a water main between East Valley Street and Commercial Street. Work hours are 9AM to 3PM, seven days a week.  Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.  Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.   LC#P101KA

Route 101 (69.3/69.9) – A curve improvement project will continue.  Work hours are 7:30AM to 5PM, weekdays. Intermittent one-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.  LC#C101TA

Route 101 (93.0) – PG&E of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility work near Jitney Gulch Bridge on Tuesday, July 8. Work hours are 8AM to 5PM.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. LC#P101CA

Route 162 (0.7) – A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Viking Construction Company, Incorporated of Rancho Cordova.  LC#C162TA

Route 253 (0.5) – A bridge widening project at Anderson Creek Bridge will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal is in effect 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.  Contractor – Viking Construction Company, Incorporated of Rancho Cordova.  LC#C253ZC

Route 253 (3.5) – A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue.  Work hours are 7AM to 5PM, weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Company, Incorporated of Rancho Cordova.  LC#C253LD

Route 253 (10.4) – Karen Keehn of Ukiah has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for fence replacement 2.9 miles south of Butler Ranch, work resuming on Wednesday, July 9, from 8:30AM to 1PM.  One-way traffic control will be in effect.  Motorists should anticipate 5-minute delays.   LC#P253AA

Please keep in mind work on all these projects is weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans wishes to advise motorists to drive with caution when approaching work areas and to be prepared to stop at traffic control stations.

The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above. (Bold type denotes a change from the previous bulletin.)