Highway 84-Miner Slough Bridge - Emergency Deck Repair Full Bridge Closure Scheduled to Start Monday, May 12th

Date:        April 14, 2014

District:   4 - Oakland

Contact:  Vince Jacala

Phone:    (510) 286-5206

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Highway 84-Miner Slough Bridge- Emergency Deck Repair

Full Bridge Closure

Scheduled to Start Monday, May 12th

SOLANO COUNTY– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be doing emergency deck repair work on the Highway 84-Miner Slough Bridge in Solano County. The bridge is located on Ryer Island in the Delta between Rio Vista and Sacramento County. Crews will be doing extensive repair work on the bridge deck which has deteriorated over time.

To ensure public and worker safety, a full bridge closure is scheduled to go into effect starting Monday, May 12^th at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, May 21^st. Caltrans will notify the public once the bridge is reopened to motorists.

During the bridge closure, motorists heading onto or off of Ryer Island will need to use either the Real McCoy Ferry on Highway 84 or the J-Mack Ferry on Highway 220.

Caltrans has a project webpage for the Delta Ferries which includes maps, pictures, and schedules at:

You can also call our Delta Ferry Update line at: 510-622-0120.

Boaters should contact the U.S Coast Guard ahead of time to schedule any waterway crossings under the bridge. Crossings must be approved ahead of time.

For additional information on the Highway 84-Miner Slough Bridge Project including maps, pictures and other project information, go to our project webpage at:  http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/projects/minerbridge

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

Or follow Caltrans on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/CaltransD4

Caltrans appreciates your patience as we work to maintain our bridges and highways.

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