Caltrans Schedules Major Night Time Closure on Hwy. 99 in Elk Grove

August 23, 2016 |

Caltrans announced today a major overnight closure of Southbound Highway 99 through Elk Grove.

Nighttime maintenance bridge work is scheduled and will require a complete shutdown of the highway. 

SCHEDULE:

Southbound Highway 99 Complete Closure at Elk Grove Boulevard Thursday, 8/25 from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. 

DETOUR: 

Southbound Highway 99 motorists will be detoured to Westbound Elk Grove Boulevard (Exit 286), then onto Southbound I-5. From there they will need to take Eastbound Twin Cities Road (Exit 498), to get back onto Southbound Highway 99. See map above, click to enlarge. (Oversize Loads are not permitted.) 

Crews will be working at various locations to remove k-rail and install new guard rail. Motorists are urged to choose an alternate route to avoid these delays, and to expect extended travel time. Weather or unexpected events may delay or prolong the work.

Caltrans advises motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert.” The department will issue construction updates on Twitter @CaltransDist3 and on Facebook at CaltransDistrict3. For real-time traffic, click on Caltrans QuickMap at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/