SR-24 Caldecott Tunnel-Maintenance Starts Dec 11

__________________________________________________________ State of California • Department of Transportation

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Date: December 9, 2016
District: 4 - Oakland
Contact: Shannon Brinias
Phone: (510) 286-5543


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Maintenance Work in Caldecott Tunnel on State Route 24 –
December 11 through December 15


Contra Costa County / Alameda County – Caltrans is conducting maintenance work on drainage systems in Bores #1 and #3 of the State Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel between Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The preventive work requires night closures due to heavy daytime traffic volumes through the tunnel. Information regarding the hours of the closures is as follows:

• State Route 24 (SR-24) westbound will have nightly lane reductions through the Caldecott Tunnel from Sunday December 11 through Tuesday December 13 from 10:00 PM until 4:00 AM. Bore #3 will be closed during this time period, while Bore #4 will remain open to traffic.

• State Route 24 (SR-24) eastbound will have nightly lane reductions through the Caldecott Tunnel from Tuesday December 13 through Thursday December 15 from 10:00 PM until 4:00 AM. Bore #1 will be closed during this time period, while Bore #2 will remain open to traffic.

• All stated closures are weather permitting.

Traffic delays and construction noise may be associated with the closure.

Motorists should drive with caution through the work zone. Get real-time traffic on Caltrans Quickmaps: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ Or follow Caltrans on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CaltransD4. Caltrans appreciates your patience as we work to maintain California’s highways. Please #BeWorkZoneAlert.


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