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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: Sunday, August 23, 2026 10:30 AM
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: August 21, 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,
August 23 through Thursday, August 27. Work is scheduled to end for the week at
6 a.m. Friday, August 28.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project
· Between Cape Horn and Magra, various lane closures are scheduled from
6 p.m. to midnight Sunday, August 23.
· Near Gold Run, various ramp closures are scheduled from 6 p.m.
Thursday, August 27 to 6 a.m. Friday, August 28.
· Near Alta, various ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Sunday,
August 23 to 6 a.m. Monday, August 24.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project
· Between Monte Vista/Dutch Flat and Drum Forebay, various lane and
ramp closures are scheduled from 7 p.m. Sunday, August 23 to 11 a.m.
Friday, August 28.
· 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, where crews have constructed a new 15-foot-high retaining wall that will allow
for the added eastbound truck climbing lane before Drum Forebay.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project near the Whitmore Maintenance
Station, various lane closures scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, August 24
through Wednesday, August 26.
· 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, August 23
through Thursday, August 27. Work is also scheduled from 10 p.m. Friday,
August 28 to 7 a.m. Saturday, August 29.
· Blue Canyon Road
· One-way traffic control is scheduled around the clock from 6 a.m.
Monday, August 24 to noon Friday, August 28.
· Closed for concrete pour from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, August
25.
· Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project eastbound I-80 off-ramp to
State Route 20 (SR 20) is scheduled to be closed from 6 a.m. Tuesday, August 25
to 6 a.m. Sunday, August 30. This closure is tentatively scheduled to continue for
the following week, reopening in early September. 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 near Rainbow, various lane
closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, August 24 through
Wednesday, August 26.
· Soda Springs Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Troy and Soda
Springs, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 6 a.m. Monday,
August 24 to 6 a.m. Friday, August 28.
Westbound I-80
· Emergency Culvert/Rockfall Project between Floriston and Hinton Road,
various lane closures are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, August 24
through Thursday, August 27.
· Soda Springs Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Soda Springs and
Troy, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. Monday, August
24 to noon Friday, August 28.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project near Rainbow, various lane
closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, August 24 through
Thursday, August 27.
· 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.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Emigrant Gap and the
Whitmore Maintenance Station, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled
from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. Work is
scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, August 28.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Drum Forebay and
Monte Vista/Dutch Flat, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 6 p.m.
Sunday, August 23 to 2 p.m. Friday, August 28.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project between Alta and Gold Run, various lane
and ramp closures are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, August 24
through Thursday, August 27. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m.
Friday, August 28.
· I-80 Middle-Mile Broadband Network (MMBN) Project between Gold Run and
Colfax, various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28. Work is scheduled to end for the
week at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 29.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Weimar and Applegate,
various lane closures are scheduled from 10 p.m. Sunday, August 23 to 6 a.m.
Monday, August 24 and from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, August 24 through
Thursday, August 27. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday,
August 28.
· I-80 MMBN Project between Applegate and Clipper Gap, various lane and ramp
closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 24 through Friday,
August 28. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 29.
Construction map showing the various project underway along I-80 between Roseville and the Nevada state line.
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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