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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Traffic Alert: Interstate 80 Construction Update for Sierra Corridor
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Lewis LeeAdministrative Technician - ConfidentialButte County Administration25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 • Oroville, CA 95965T: 530.552.3326www.buttecounty.ca.gov | lelee@buttecounty.ca.gov
From: Caltrans District 3 <jeremy.linder@caltransdistrict3.ccsend.com>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2026 7:26 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.ca.gov>
Subject: Traffic Alert: Interstate 80 Construction Update for Sierra Corridor
Multiple Projects Underway with Various Lane and Ramp Closures
Date: July 17, 2026
District: District 3 - Marysville
Sergio Aceves, District Director
Contact: Jeremy Linder (530) 701-5209
Interstate 80 Construction Update for Sierra Corridor
Multiple Projects Underway with Various Lane and Ramp Closures
PLACER/NEVADA COUNTIES – Caltrans is reminding motorists of various lane and ramp
closures in multiple locations along Interstate 80 (I-80) as several projects continue in
Placer and Nevada counties.
Motorists will experience delays with each project. If traveling across the entire corridor,
the cumulative delay may reach up to two hours depending on traffic volumes. Caltrans
encourages motorists to factor in additional travel times along the I-80 Sierra corridor and
check QuickMap for real-time roadway information.
Here is the breakdown for next week in geographical order:
Eastbound I-80
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Applegate and Weimar,
various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, July
19 through Thursday, July 23. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m.
Friday, July 24.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project
· At Cape Horn, various lane closures are scheduled from 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22 to 8 a.m. Thursday, July 23.
· At Magra, various lane closures are scheduled from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project & Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation
Project between Gold Run and Alta, various lane and ramp closures are
scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m. Monday, July 20 to 12 p.m. Thursday,
July 23.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project
· Crystal Springs on- and off-ramps are closed until further notice. Motorists
will detour eastbound to Baxter and return westbound on I-80 to Crystal
Springs.
· Drum Forebay on- and off-ramps are closed until further notice. Motorists
will detour eastbound to the next available exit and return westbound on I-
80 to Drum Forebay.
Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project, looking eastbound along I-80 from Crystal Springs, where crews are building a
new retaining wall and backfilling the roadway subgrade.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project
· Between the Whitmore Maintenance Station and Emigrant Gap, various
lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through
Thursday, July 23. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday,
July 24.
· Blue Canyon Road is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Sunday, July
19 to noon Friday, July 24.
· Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project
· Eastbound I-80 off-ramp to State Route 20 (SR 20) is closed from 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 19 to 9 a.m. Thursday, July 23. Motorists will detour along
eastbound I-80 to Eagle Lakes Road, then head back westbound on I-80
and take the off-ramp to westbound SR 20.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project at Rainbow, various lane
closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, July 20 through
Wednesday, July 22.
· Soda Springs Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Troy and Soda
Springs, various lane closures are scheduled around the clock starting at 6 a.m.
Monday, July 20 through noon Friday, July 24.
Westbound I-80
· Emergency Culvert/Rockfall Project between Floriston and Hinton Road,
Tuesday, July 21.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Troy and Big Bend,
various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21
through Thursday, July 23.
· Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project westbound I-80 off-ramp at
Yuba Gap is closed until further notice due to the crossover in place. Motorists will
detour westbound to the Emigrant Gap exit and return eastbound on I-80 to Yuba
Gap.
Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, looking westbound along I-80 where crews are building new bridge at thejunction with State Route 20.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Emigrant Gap and the
Whitmore Maintenance Station, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m.
to 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through Thursday, July 23. Work is scheduled to end for
the week at 6 a.m. Friday, July 24.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project & Alta Pavement Improvement
Project between Alta and Gold Run, various lane and ramp closures are
scheduled around the clock from 3 p.m. Monday, July 20 to 9 a.m. Friday, July 24.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Weimar and Applegate,
various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through
Thursday, July 23. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, July
23.
The extended lane closures will help minimize the duration of construction and improve
worker safety. The schedule is subject to change or be delayed due to weather,
availability of materials or other unexpected events.
Caltrans District 3 is responsible for maintaining and operating 4,385 lane miles in 11
Sacramento Valley and Northern Sierra counties. Caltrans reminds motorists to “Be Work
Zone Alert” and slow in construction zones for the safety of travelers and crews
performing these improvements.
Caltrans issues construction and road condition updates on X @CaltransDist3 and on
Facebook at CaltransDistrict3. For real-time traffic information, click on Caltrans’
QuickMap quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or download the QuickMap app from the App Store or
Google Play.
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