SR61 Posey/Webster ST Tube Closed Nights Jan16-18

Date: January 13, 2017
District: 4 - Oakland
Contact: Chiconda V Davis
Phone: (510) 286-1227


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Posey Webster Street Tube / State Route 61
Nightly Closure of Webster Street Tube / State Route 61 in Oakland
January 16 through January 18


Alameda County – Effective Monday, January 16 through Wednesday, January 18, 2017, the Posey Webster Street Tube / State Route 61 (SR-61) will be closed nightly to vehicular / pedestrian traffic between the hours of 10:00 PM until 4:30 AM to perform a tunnel washing operation. Details of the closure are as follows:

• Monday, January 16, 2017; from 10:00 PM until 4:30 AM the following day.
• Tuesday, January 17, 2017; from 10:00 PM until 4:30 AM the following day.
• Wednesday, January 18, 2017; from 10:00 PM until 4:30 AM the following day.
• Pedestrian walkway will be unavailable during this scheduled operation.

Detours will be in place. Motorists / pedestrians are advised to expect delays and encouraged to take alternate routes. Traffic fines are doubled in construction zones.

More information about this project can be obtained at the following website:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/d4/projects_list.htm

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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