Work on Highway 89 and Highway 49 Will Impact Area Motorists
SIERRAVILLE/LOYALTON – Caltrans is alerting motorists to expect lane closures and one-way traffic controls on Highway 89 between Sierraville and Sattley and on Highway 49 in Loyalton as maintenance crews perform emergency paving repairs.
The paving work is scheduled to take place as follows:
Thursday/Friday, May 24-25 – 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. – One way traffic controls will be in effect with a pilot car escorting vehicles through the four-mile work zone between Sattley and just west of Sierraville.
Tuesday, May 29 – 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. – One way traffic controls will be in effect with a pilot car escorting vehicles through the work zone at the Lombardi Point curve near Genasci Road.
Wednesday, May 30 – 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. – One-way traffic controls will be in effect on Highway 49 through the town of Loyalton with a pilot car escorting vehicles through the @ one mile work zone.
Motorists are encouraged to plan for delays (@ 5-10 minutes) and adjust their travel time accordingly. Weather or other unexpected events may delay or prolong the work.
Visit Caltrans' “QuickMap” for current road conditions and chain requirements at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov. A mobile version is also available through the iPhone App Store or in Google Play. Motorists also can use the California Highway Information Network automated phone service by calling 1-800-427-ROAD (7623).
Follow Caltrans District 3 on Twitter @CaltransDist3 and Facebook to receive the latest information about current roadway conditions. Motorists are urged to be “Be Work Zone Alert” and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”
