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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: Saturday, October 17, 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: October 16, 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,
October 18 through Thursday, October 22 and from 10 p.m. Friday, October 23 to
7 a.m. Saturday, October 24.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project between Colfax and Cape Horn, various
lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Sunday, October 18 to 9 a.m. Monday,
October 19 and from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, October 19 through Thursday,
October 22. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 9 a.m. Friday, October 23.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Magra and Gold Run,
various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday,
October 18 through Thursday, October 22 and from 10 p.m. Friday, October 23 to
7 a.m. Saturday, October 24. Additional work will take place during the day from 7
a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, October 22.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project between Gold Run and Monte Vista/Dutch
Flat, various lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. Sunday, October 18 to 9
a.m. Monday, October 19.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project
· Between Monte Vista/Dutch Flat and Drum Forebay, various lane closures
are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, October 19 through
Thursday, October 22 and from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, October 23.
· 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 recently completed paving the new section of
concrete just past the Drum Forebay overcrossing.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project
· Between the Whitmore Maintenance Station and Emigrant Gap, various
lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday,
October 19 and from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, October 19 through Friday,
October 23. Work is also scheduled from 10 p.m. Friday, October 23 to 7
a.m. Saturday, October 24.
· Blue Canyon Road is scheduled to be closed from 6 a.m. Monday,
October 19 to noon Friday, October 23.
· Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project
· Between Yuba Gap and the junction with State Route 20 (SR 20), various
lane closures are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 19.
· Eastbound I-80 off-ramp to westbound SR 20 is scheduled to be closed
from 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 20 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 21..
Motorists will detour along eastbound I-80 to Eagle Lakes Road (Exit 164)
and return westbound on I-80 to the SR 20 off-ramp.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Rainbow and Troy,
various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 19
through Thursday, October 22.
Westbound I-80
· Rockfall/Slope Stabilization Project between Floriston and Hinton Road, various
lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, October 19 through
Thursday, October 22 and from 7 a.m. to noon Friday, October 23.
· Drum Forebay Drainage Restoration Project between Troy and Rainbow,
various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 19
through Thursday, October 22.
· 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 along westbound I-80 to the
Emigrant Gap exit and return eastbound on I-80 to Yuba Gap.
· Yuba Gap on-ramp to westbound I-80 is closed and scheduled to re-open
6 p.m. Tuesday, October 20. Motorists will detour on eastbound I-80 to the
Eagle Lakes Road exit and return westbound on I-80.
Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge Project, where crews are preparing for the second stem and
soffit concrete pour along the new westbound I-80 bridge span that crosses over SR 20.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Emigrant Gap and the
Whitmore Maintenance Station, various lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Thursday, October 22 and from 8 p.m. Thursday, October 22 to 5 p.m.
Friday, October 23. Additional work is scheduled from 8 p.m. Friday, October 23 to
6 a.m. Saturday, October 24.
· Monte Vista Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Drum Forebay and
Monte Vista/Dutch Flat, various lane closures are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 23.
· Alta Pavement Improvement Project
· Between Alta and Gold Run, various lane closures are scheduled from 8
p.m. Sunday, October 18 to 6 a.m. Monday, October 19.
· Between Gold Run and Colfax, various lane closures are scheduled from
8 p.m. Sunday, October 18 to 6 a.m. Monday, October 19 and from 6 p.m.
to 9 a.m. Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22. Work is
scheduled to end for the week at 6 a.m. Friday, October 23.
· Secret Town on-ramp to westbound I-80 is scheduled to be closed from 6
p.m. Monday, October 19 to 6 a.m. Tuesday, October 20. Motorists may
detour westbound on Magra Road and take the westbound I-80 on-ramp at
Magra Road/Rollins Lake Road or detour eastbound on I-80 to Gold Run
and return westbound on I-80.
· I-80 Middle-Mile Broadband Network (MMBN) Project between Secret Town
and Colfax, various lane closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday,
October 19 through Friday, October 23. Work is scheduled to end for the week at
5 a.m. Saturday, October 24.
· Blue Canyon Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Weimar and Applegate,
various lane and ramp closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday,
October 19 through Thursday, October 22.
· I-80 MMBN Project between Applegate and Bell Road, various lane and ramp
closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19 through Friday,
October 23. Work is scheduled to end for the week at 5 a.m. Saturday, October
24.
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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