From Caltrans:
EL DORADO COUNTY – Caltrans is advising motorists that closures of U.S. Highway 50 will be required over the next few weeks in order to cut down large trees near the roadway.
Caltrans has a $3.2 million emergency contract with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering to cut down dead or dying trees along the highway from Camino to Echo Summit. Thousands of trees have been impacted by the drought and the bark beetle infestation all across California, and the project in El Dorado County is one of several ongoing to address motorist safety.
Intermittent closures of both lanes of Highway 50 in both the eastbound and westbound direction will be required to remove larger trees. These closures will be during daytime hours between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday over the next three weeks between Camino and Pollock Pines. Motorists should expect delays of up to 15 minutes.Â
To date 180 trees have been removed on this project and Caltrans anticipates about 2,000 to be cut down by the time the work concludes next spring or early summer.
The district will issue updates on its Twitter and Facebook accounts. For real-time traffic conditions, use the Caltrans QuickMap tool at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/.
