Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of January 31st

Date:        January 25, 2013

District:   4 - Oakland

Contact:  Vince Jacala

Phone:    (510) 286-5206

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

                                             Highway 12-Jameson Canyon

               Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of January 31st   

NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will be conducting underground drainage work as they widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.

Full Overnight Highway Closures-Starting Thursday, January 31st

To ensure worker and public safety during the work, two nights of full highway closures on Highway 12 between Highway 29 and Red Top Road are scheduled.

The full highway closures are scheduled to start on Thursday, January 31st until the morning of Saturday, February 2nd at 5 a.m. Closures will start each night Thursday and Friday at 11 p.m. and conclude the following mornings at 5 a.m. All work is weather permitting.

Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Detour

During the overnight highway closures, eastbound Highway 12 motorists are advised to use southbound Highway 29 to eastbound Highway 37 to eastbound Interstate 80. Westbound Highway 12 motorists should use westbound Interstate 80 to westbound Highway 37 to northbound Highway 29.

Local access is available for Jameson Canyon residents and emergency vehicles only. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will help direct motorists. Caltrans will also install changeable message signs. Motorists should allow for extra travel time.                        

Additional project information is posted on the Caltrans’ Highway 12-Jameson Canyon webpage at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/

                                                               

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