Interstate-780 Ramp Closure in Benicia Landscape Work Scheduled

Date:              June 27, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Vince Jacala

Phone:          (510) 286-5206

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Interstate-780 Ramp Closure in Benicia

Landscape Work Scheduled

SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform landscape work on the East 5^th Street onramp to eastbound Interstate-780 (I-780) in Benicia on Monday, June 30 starting at 9 a.m.

Crews will trim trees and remove overgrown vegetation. All work is weather permitting.

To ensure worker and public safety, the East 5^th Street onramp will be closed on Monday June 30 starting at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The following detour will be in effect:

East 5^th Street onramp to eastbound I-780-Detour  

Motorists headed onto eastbound I-780 from East 5^th Street will be detoured onto southbound East 5^th Street, then to Military East, then to East Second Street, then enter eastbound I-780 from East Second Street.

Detour signs will be posted.

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/

Or follow us on Twitter at:  https://twitter.com/CaltransD4

Caltrans appreciates your patience as we work to maintain California’s highways.

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