Date: March 29, 2022 #22-030a
District: District 3 – Marysville, www.dot.ca.gov/dist3
Amarjeet S. Benipal, District 3 Director
Contact: Dennis Keaton dennis.keaton@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 825-5252
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
More Weekend Partial Closures Scheduled for FixSac5 Project
Southbound Interstate 5 Roadwork Scheduled with Detours this Weekend
Sacramento County — Caltrans and Norcal Paving, a joint venture of A. Teichert and Son Inc. and Granite Construction Companies, is scheduled to continue partial daytime and nighttime highway closures this weekend for the Interstate 5 Corridor Enhancement (FixSac5) Project.
Crews are scheduled for demolition work, hauling concrete from the job site, setting k-rail, drilling and drainage work, pouring concrete, removing k-rail, and striping on southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) from south of P street to just north of the U.S. 50 interchange.
CLOSURE LOCATION and SCHEDULE:
- From I and P Streets on-ramps to southbound I-5 closed from 10 p.m. Friday, April 1 through 5 a.m Monday, April 4.
- From Southbound I-5 to Q Street off-ramp, closed from 10 p.m. Friday, April 1 through 5 a.m Monday, April 4.
- From Southbound I-5 to Eastbound and Westbound U.S. 50 connectors, full closure Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. One lane open Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- All lanes scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, April 4.
DETOUR:
From I and P Streets on-ramp to southbound I-5,
#1 option: From westbound P and I streets continue onto northbound I-5 to Garden Highway off-ramp (EXIT 521A) and turn around back onto southbound
I-5.
#2 option for P Street only: From Westbound P Street turn left on 3rd Street, stay in the left lane and turn left onto X Street, stay on the left lane and turn left at the traffic light onto 5th Street, stay on the left lane and onto southbound I-5 or westbound U.S. 50.
- From southbound I-5 to P Street off-ramp, use prior exit at J Street off-ramp (EXIT 519B).
- From southbound I-5 to eastbound and westbound U.S. 50 connectors, continue on southbound I-5 to Seamas Ave./ Fruitridge Ave.off-ramp (EXIT 515) back onto northbound I-5 to access U.S. 50.
Motorists are encouraged to use Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 50 as an alternate route around the construction work zone. Motorists choosing to use I-5 during the partial closures should expect delays and plan for additional travel time.
Motorists should be aware of commercial work vehicles traveling in and out of the area.
The speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH through the construction zone 24/7. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be patrolling the project site ticketing motorists who are not adhering to the posted speed limit signs. The closures and speed-limit reductions are necessary for the safety of motorists and workers. Please “Be Work Zone Alert”
Nearby residents can expect loud construction and commercial truck back-up beeping noises during day and nighttime hours.
So far, crews have added sound walls in 2020 and will soon complete the new Casilada Pedestrian Overcrossing in 2022 and are now working to repair 67-lane miles of roadway, build 23 miles of carpool lanes, and improve the existing electrical and drainage systems along this corridor. The project is expected to be completed by summer 2022.
This $370 million 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. 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.
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 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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