Road construction sign

Major traffic delays are expected starting next week through the fall season due to a broadband installation project and a gas-line replacement along State Route 28 (SR-28) along the north shore of Lake Tahoe. 

CalTrans says the project is part of a larger statewide effort by the California Department of Technology to bring high-speed broadband into the rural communities in the area. 

Survey work is scheduled along the eastbound shoulder of SR-28 at the following locations and times: 

  • Between Jackpine Street and Laurel Drive
    • Monday, July 29 until Wednesday, July 31 between 5 a.m. to  3 p.m.
  •  Between Jackpine Street and Burton Creek Drive
    • Tuesday, July 30 from 8 p.m. until Wednesday, July 31 at 7 a.m.
    • Wednesday, July 31 from 8 p.m. until Thursday, August 1 at 7 a.m.
  • Between the Tahoe State Park entrance and Estates Drive
    • Wednesday, July 31 from 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • One-way traffic control is scheduled along SR-28 between the Tahoe State Park entrance and the State Route 89 intersection
    • Sunday, July 28 from 8 p.m. until Monday, July 29 at 7 a.m.
    • Monday, July 29 from 3:30 p.m. until Tuesday, July 30 at 7 a.m.
    • Tuesday, July 30 from 6 p.m. until Wednesday, July 31 at 7 a.m.
    • Wednesday, July 31 from 6 p.m. until Thursday, August 1 at 7 a.m.

In addition, Southwest Gas and its contractor, Q&D Construction, will continue work on a gas-line replacement project on SR-28 between Tahoe City and Kings Beach.

One-way traffic control is scheduled during the evening/overnight hours at the following locations:

  • Between Onyx Street and Center Street in Carnelian Bay from Sunday, July 28 at 7 p.m. until Friday, August 2 at 5 a.m. No work is scheduled between 5 a.m. – 7 p.m. each day.

Caltrans says that drivers can expect delays of up to an hour between Tahoe City and Kings Beach on SR-28 due to the various construction projects.

They advise that exceptions to the schedule will be that all work and roadway construction projects will be suspended on weekends and Holidays.

Construction schedules are subject to change based on weather conditions, issues that might occur with the projects or other unexpected events. 

Officials want to remind drivers "Be Work Zone Alert" and too slow down in the construction zones for the safety of the crews and travelers.Â