I-780 at Laurel Street in Vallejo Overnight Closures Start November 6, 2017

State of California • Department of Transportation

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Date: November 1, 2017
District: 4-Oakland
Contact: Vince Jacala
Vince.jacala@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (510) 286-5206

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

I-780 at Laurel Street-Vallejo
Full Overnight Highway Closures
Three Consecutive Nights
Starts Monday, November 6, 2017

SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to remove the temporary falsework on the new Laurel Street Bridge above Interstate-780 (I-780) in Vallejo starting Monday, November 6, 2017.

The work is part of the I-780 Laurel Street Bridge Project which will construct a new Laurel Street Bridge above westbound and eastbound I-780 and bring the bridge up to the latest seismic safety standards.

Construction of the new bridge will be completed as early as mid-December 2017.

Westbound and Eastbound I-780 Overnight Closures
Starts Monday, November 6 at 10:00 PM

To ensure worker and public safety during the falsework removal, westbound I-780 at Laurel Street will be closed Monday, November 6 starting at 10:00 PM until 5:00 AM on Tuesday, November 7.

Eastbound I-780 at Laurel Street will be closed Tuesday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 8 each night starting at 11:00 PM until 5:00 AM the following mornings.

Detour signs will be posted. Motorists should expect delays.
CHP will assist with traffic controls. All work is weather dependent.

Detours-Westbound I-780 to westbound/eastbound I-80, Curtola Parkway
Motorists traveling on westbound I-780 (from Benicia to Vallejo) will be detoured to exit I-780 at Glen Cove Road. Then proceed right onto northbound Glen Cove Road, left onto westbound Benicia Road, stay on Benicia Road for approximately 1½ miles, continue on westbound Benicia Road over the I-80/Benicia Road overcrossing, left onto southbound Lemon Street/ Motorists will then have the option to travel either right on westbound Curtola Parkway (towards Downtown Vallejo), or turn left onto eastbound Curtola Parkway to enter either westbound I-80 or eastbound I-80.

Detours-Eastbound Curtola Parkway to Eastbound I-780
Motorists traveling onto eastbound I-780 (from Downtown Vallejo to Benicia) will be detoured onto the exit loop off-ramp to eastbound I-80 from Curtola Parkway, stay left, then maintain the left lane toward the Frontage Road exit, right onto Lincoln Road East, then at the stop sign make an immediate left onto eastbound Benicia Road, continue on Benicia Road for approximately one-mile, right onto southbound Glen Cove Road and enter eastbound I-780 from Glen Cove Road.

Westbound and Eastbound I-80 to Eastbound I-780
Motorists traveling onto eastbound I-780 from westbound I-80 are advised to exit I-80 onto eastbound Benicia Road, southbound Glen Cove Road and enter eastbound I-780 from Glen Cove Road.

Laurel Street Bridge Closure-Long-Term Closure
Laurel Street above I-780 will remain closed continuously until construction of the new bridge is completed. Local detours are in effect.

For real-time traffic, click-on Caltrans Quick Maps: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
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Or for additional information, go to our project website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/d4/780laurelstreetbridge/

Caltrans thanks you for your patience as we work to maintain California’s highways and bridges.
Please #BeWorkZoneAlert.
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