Interstate 80-Vacaville-Dixon Overnight Lane Closures Monday Night

Date:        March 29, 2013

District:   4 - Oakland

Contact:  Vince Jacala

Phone:    (510) 286-5206

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Interstate 80-Vacaville-Dixon

Overnight Lane Closures Monday Night

SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be working overnight on Monday, April 1st to trim oleanders inside the median in preparation of a major paving project on eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 (I-80)  between Vacaville and Dixon.

I-80 Westbound Lane Closures

To ensure worker and public safety, the #1 lane/far left lane of westbound I-80 between Curry Road in Dixon and Midway Road in Vacaville will be closed. The closure begins Monday, April 1^st at 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2^nd.

I-80 Eastbound Lane Closures

In the eastbound direction, the #1 lane/far left lane of eastbound I-80 between Midway Road in Vacaville and Curry Road in Dixon will be closed. That closure begins Monday, April 1^st at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2^nd. All work is weather permitting.  Caltrans will install changeable message signs and motorists should allow for extra travel time.                        

Pave 80 Completion

Monday’s median work is in preparation for the I-80 Vacaville-Dixon Rehabilitation project slated to start in mid-April and be completed in 2014. As part of that project, Caltrans will pave and rehabilitate about 8 miles of westbound and eastbound I-80 between Vacaville and Dixon. The Rehabilitation project will also include ramp and shoulder reconstruction along the busy I-80 corridor in Northern Solano County. The rehab project will complete the final leg of the Pave 80 Project which involved paving        I-80 from the Bay Area to the Nevada-California state line.

For more information, go to our Caltrans District 4 website at:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/    

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