Westbound lanes of US-50 in Sacramento to be closed for 55 hours
(FOX40.COM) — Caltrans has announced lane closures for westbound U.S. Highway 50 in Sacramento starting Friday night.•Video above: Construction continues along Interstate 80 ahead of Labor Day
According to Caltrans, this is part of the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement 'Fix50' project that continues with a 55-hour closure for the westbound lanes number three and four. This is to remove the current asphalt from the lanes and shoulder 'for continuously reinforced concrete pavement to be poured.'
Those lanes will be exit ways to the off-ramp and the work requires a full closure of the 26th Street off-ramp, authorities said.
Crews want motorists to use caution when traveling during construction times and expect commercial trucks to be traveling in and out of the work zone, Caltrans said.
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Caltrans said that commuters looking to take the off-ramp to 26th Street will be detoured to northbound Business 80 and to take the N Street off-ramp, turn left on N Street, and then merge onto 29th Street.
Caltrans said in a statement, 'The work zone speed limit has been reduced to 55 mph and the California Highway Patrol will be present for traffic enforcement.'
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