Here is the Carson City area road report for week of August 18-24: The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on Highway 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House.
There will be single lane closures on weeknights from 1 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in the westbound direction and from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction.
The inside lanes of N. Carson Street between Musser Street and Spear Street will be closed in both directions Monday night from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for street work.
Beginning Wednesday, August 20, through Friday, August 22, Telegraph Street will be closed to through traffic between Division Street and Minnesota Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be work primarily in the shoulder of the following roads Monday through Friday. Minor delays are possible.
— Fifth Street from Hidden Meadow Drive to Fairview Drive.
— Hells Bells Road from Fifth Street to Parkhill Drive.
There will be utility work primarily in the street shoulder on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the following locations. Minimal delays are possible.
— Combs Canyon Road between Bobcat Circle and Lakeview Road
— Lakeview Road at Combs Canyon Road
In Douglas County, Roadside continues on Kingsbury Grade, State Route 207 from Carson Valley to Stateline, Lake Tahoe. Work such as signage, utility and drainage improvements continues, with single lane closures and delays of up to 30 minutes during overnight hours through August.
Beginning Sept. 2 to October, Kingsbury Grade will be closed to through traffic near the summit, just east of Tramway Drive. During that time, non-permitted through traffic will not be able to travel through the Kingsbury summit area between Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Residences and businesses located on Kingsbury Grade will continue to be accessible by U.S. 50 at Tahoe.
Elsewhere around Lake Tahoe and the Sierra now through August 23 are the following Caltrans projects:
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $41 million project from Tahoma to "Y" junction with State Route 28 in Tahoe City on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore that will upgrade storm water drainage and treatment systems, add curb and gutter, resurface and realign the road, add new left-turn pockets and widen shoulders on a 9-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2016.
State Route 89 (Placer County) from Wilson Avenue in Tahoma to Cathedral Drive in Tahoe City: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations around the clock from 10 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Friday for paving, roadway excavation and gas line relocation work.
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $4 million project from the "Y" junction of State Routes 28/89 in Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows Road making drainage and slope corrections on about a 4-mile stretch of Highway 89. Completion is expected this fall.
State Route 89 (Placer County) from the "Y" intersection to Alpine Meadows Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday through Friday for drainage work.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $20 million water-quality project from 0.1 mile north of the Eagle Falls Sidehill Viaduct No. 5 in Emerald Bay to the Meeks Creek Bridge in Meeks Bay. This project is adding new drainage features, curb and gutter, and resurfacing a nearly 7-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected in fall 2015.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from Mountain Drive to Rubicon Drive in Rubicon Bay: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for drainage work.
State Route 28 (Placer County): Work continues on Placer County’s $50 million Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project from State Route 267 to Chipmunk Street. The project will install curb and gutter, sidewalks, roundabouts and drainage systems to enhance pedestrian and bicycle mobility, improve safety and provide water-quality improvements.
No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway until after the Labor Day holiday weekend.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $12.1 million water-quality and roadway improvement project from the "Y" intersection of Highways 50 and 89 to the South Lake Tahoe Airport adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, new drainage systems and repaving the highway. Completion is expected this fall.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Jewell Road to the "Y" intersection: Eastbound and westbound motorists can expect alternating lane closures from 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday and from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for profile grinding and striping.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $15.3 million water-quality project from Johnson Pass Road to Incline Road in Meyers to install new drainage systems, widen shoulders and add bike lanes in one section, and restore a section of the exiting bike path.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) from Johnson Pass Road to Sawmill Road: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6 a.m. to noon Monday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to noon Friday for drainage work.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $7.67 million project to replace the bridge over Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines. The project will also add sidewalks to both sides of Sly Park Road, curb and gutter and curb ramps. Completion is expected by spring 2015.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County) at Sly Park Road: Motorists can expect Sly Park Road closed to through traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Saturday and the westbound on- and off-ramps closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday for bridge demolition, K-rail installation and striping. Highway 50 is reduced to one lane in each direction during the length of the project.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on an $18.5 million project by El Dorado County to reconstruct the U.S. Highway 50 ramps to El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Latrobe Road in El Dorado Hills. Completion is expected this fall.
State Route 89 (El Dorado County) from the Highway 50 junction to the Alpine County line: Motorists can expect one-way traffic control at various locations from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for striping.