Caltrans and City of Vallejo Partner In Major Maintenance I-80 to Highway 37 Connector Work Starts Monday

Date:        March 22, 2013                      

Agency:   District 4 –Oakland          

Contact:  Vince Jacala                                    

Phone:    (510) 286-5206                               

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               Caltrans and City of Vallejo Partner In Major Maintenance                    

                   I-80 to Highway 37 Connector Work Starts Monday

  

SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Vallejo will be working together in a joint effort to improve safety for motorists traveling the busy Interstate 80 and Highway 37 interchange in Vallejo.

The five-day major maintenance effort starts Monday, March 25th and will conclude on Friday, March 29th.  Work will start each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. All work is weather permitting.  

Crews from both Caltrans and the City of Vallejo will be trimming back overgrown trees, making major guardrail repair, weeding, mowing and clearing-out trash and debris along the I-80 and Highway 37 connector ramps and adjacent onramps.

This is the fourth phase of a new partnership between Caltrans and the City of Vallejo to increase maintenance efforts in the area as part of the “Vallejo Interagency Partnership” VIP program.

To ensure worker and public safety during the work, the following work will be in effect from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day:

Monday, March 25th

Westbound I-80 to Highway 37 Connectors

Motorists are advised to continue to watch for crews working on highway shoulders on eastbound and westbound Highway 37 near Fairgrounds Drive. All lanes will be open.

Tuesday, March 26^th

Columbus Parkway Onramp to Highway 37

Columbus Parkway onramp to westbound Highway 37 will be closed.

Wednesday, March 27^th

Westbound I-80 Connector to Fairgrounds Drive

The #2 lane from the westbound I-80 connector to westbound Highway 37 will be closed.

Thursday, March 28^th

Crews will be working at various sites along Highway 37 near Fairgrounds Drive. All lanes and ramps will remain open.

Friday, March 29^th

All connector ramps from Highway 37 to eastbound and westbound I-80 

Sweeper trucks will have moving closures on all connector ramps from highway 37 to        I-80 at various times throughout the day. Watch for moving closures.

Motorists should allow for extra travel time and expect delays.

For real-time traffic, click-on Caltrans Quick Maps at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/

Caltrans appreciates your patience as we work to improve the highways.  Please remember to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

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