Date: July 9, 2021 #21-211
District: District 3 – Marysville, dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-3
Amarjeet S. Benipal, District Director
Contact: Dennis Keaton, dennis.keaton@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 825-5252
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Third Weekend Partial Closure Scheduled for I-5
Information available at FixSac5.com
SACRAMENTO — Caltrans is continuing a series of partial highway closures for the SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project this weekend.
Work on southbound Interstate 5 will temporarily close two lanes this weekend from Friday night into early Monday morning. Signed detours will be in place, but Caltrans urges motorists to use State Route 99 as an alternate route to navigate around the work zone and to plan for additional travel time.
SCHEDULE:
9 p.m. Friday, July 9 through 5 a.m. Monday, July 12
LOCATION:
Corrected parameters: Southbound I-5 from Gloria Drive to 25th Avenue (two lanes will remain open)
RAMPS CLOSED:
Seamas Avenue (Exit 515) southbound on- and off-ramps closed
43rd Avenue (Exit 514) southbound off-ramp closed
DETOUR:
Use Florin Road exit (Exit 513) to turn around back onto northbound I-5 to Seamas and 43rd Avenue.
The around-the-clock construction will require heavy equipment and commercial trucking. Nearby residents can expect loud construction type noise and commercial truck back-up beeping noises during day and nighttime hours. The contractor is scheduled to perform paving and striping.
The ongoing work has added sound walls in 2020 and is scheduled to rehabilitate 67 lane miles of roadway, build 23 miles of carpool lanes, and improve the existing electrical and drainage systems along this corridor.
Motorists traveling through the work zone should expect lane restrictions and should be aware of commercial work vehicles traveling in and out of the area. The work zone speed limit has been reduced to 55 mph and the California Highway Patrol will be present for traffic enforcement.
This project includes $48.3 million in funding from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually split between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1. For more information about other transportation projects funded by SB 1, visit www.rebuildingca.ca.gov.
For more information on this project text “FixSac5” to 74121 or visit www.FixSac5.com. Caltrans encourages the public to follow construction updates on Twitter and Facebook @FixSac5. Caltrans advices motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert.”
Work is scheduled to begin as listed but subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/ or materials, and construction related issues. Check out Caltrans’ “Caltrans QuickMap” for current road conditions at quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or download the free QuickMap app on the App Store or Google Play. Motorists also can call the California Highway Information Network automated phone service at 1-800-427-ROAD (7623).
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