Caltrans Traffic Advisory for the Week of April 3 through April 7
Traffic Advisory for the Week of 4/3/2023 – 4/7/2023
EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of April 3 – April 7.
Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues.
Inyo County
· State Route 127 Pavement Project – On State Route 127 in eastern Inyo County, crews will rehabilitate pavement by griding down the roadway and overlaying asphalt in two locations:
o From Death Valley Junction to the Nevada State Line
o From 7 miles north of the town of Shoshone to 7 miles south of Death Valley Junction
Work is scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 20-minute delays.
· Cartago Median Work – On U.S. Highway 395 just north of the town of Cartago, where the road expands into a four-lane divided highway, the northbound and southbound inside lanes will be closed Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be a flagger on the northbound lanes to briefly stop traffic to allow trucks access to deliver material. Drivers may experience 5-minute delays.
· Bishop Raised Median Project – On U.S. Highway 395 (Main Street), crews will construct raised medians and pedestrian safety islands at two locations in Bishop:
o Church Street
o Horace Albright Avenue
The inside northbound and southbound lanes at both locations will be closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the duration of the project. Work is scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Drivers may experience short delays.
Mono County
· Mathieu Hill Utility Work – On U.S. Highway 6 approximately five miles south of the town of Benton, there will be utility work on Tuesday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 20-minute delays.
Projects on the state highway system with minimal or no delays:
Eastern Kern County
· Rosamond Utility Work – On State Route 14, crews will perform utility work on the Rosamond Boulevard northbound off-ramp Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
· Cummings Valley Left-Turn Lane Project – On State Route 202 at the southern intersection with Cummings Valley Road near the city of Tehachapi, crews are installing guardrail, striping the roadway, and constructing dikes Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
· Bealville Road Core Drilling – On State Route 58 between Bealville Road and Hart Flat Road west of the city of Tehachapi, crews will drill core samples in the pavement of the eastbound outside lane on Tuesday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
· Keene Road Pavement Repair – On State Route 58 from Keene Road to Broome Road west of the city of Tehachapi, crews will repair pavement in the westbound outside lane on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Inyo County
· Olancha Shoulder Closures – On U.S. Highway 395 at the junction with State Route 190 in Olancha, there will be intermittent shoulder closures to allow trucks access to deliver material Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
· Fort Independence Utility Work – On U.S. Highway 395 between Shabbell Lane and W. Dusty Lane, there will be utility work on the southbound shoulder Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Senate Bill (SB) 1 provided funding for the State Route 127 Pavement Project. SB1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, 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 http://rebuildingca.ca.
In addition to SB 1 funding, the California Transportation Commission allocated $20,018,000 in funding for the construction phase of the State Route 127 Pavement Project, which was provided by the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. Under IIJA, California will receive an estimated $41.9 billion over 5 years. IIJA provides significant funding to Caltrans to improve roadways, bridges, freight projects, public transportation, and safety, and to address climate change. For more information about IIJA, visit http://rebuildingca.ca.gov/
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(From Caltraans
