Department:
CAO

Date:
6/12/2019
Contact:
Carla B. Hass

Phone:
(530) 621-4609

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ROAD CLOSURES DURING HOLDAY WEEKENDS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  Contact: Carla Hass

June 12, 2019                                                                                      Phone: (530) 621-4609

 

                                                                  

 

WHAT:          Public meeting to discuss traffic control measures in the Lake Tahoe Basin during upcoming Fourth of July and Labor Day holidays.

 

                      In anticipation of traffic congestion during the upcoming Fourth of July and Labor Day holidays, El Dorado County Department of Transportation (EDC DOT) will present a traffic congestion circulation alternative that officially and temporarily closes portions of Sawmill Road at Highway 50 and North Upper Truckee at Highway 50. 

                       

WHEN:          Tuesday, June 18th

                        6:00 PM

 

WHERE:       California Conservation Corps building, South Lake Tahoe 

                      1949 Apache Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

 

WHO:             El Dorado County Department of Transportation director, Rafael Martinez

                       El Dorado County District V Supervisor, Sue Novasel

                       

 

BACKGROUND: EDC DOT has been working in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol, City of South Lake Tahoe, Caltrans, and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department to determine viable ways to alleviate                            excessive traffic congestion caused by mapping app directions and address safety issues on neighborhood roads as visitors leave the Tahoe Basin, particularly on holiday weekends.

 

 

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