Traffic Delays – Road Construction, Tahoe City – Kings Beach, CA- 2014

Beginning April 1, 2014, road construction has once again begun here in the greater Tahoe City-West Shore of Lake Tahoe, and in the Downtown Kings Beach – North Shore of Lake Tahoe, California areas.

Tahoe City – West Shore Lake Tahoe Hwy 89 South: (Tahoe City Highway 89 S to Homewood, Tahoma, Meeks Bay and Rubicon Bay, CA) you can expect traffic delays all the way down the West Shore of Lake Tahoe in multiple locations this year until you hit Emerald Bay.

You’ll find them working on the road just outside of the “Y” in Tahoe City on Hwy 89 S, so it will be hard to escape hitting road construction this year.

Just outside of Tahoe City the road construction work is running Monday – Friday beginning at 2 a.m. and ending around 1 p.m. daily, excluding holidays. This schedule is designed to minimize the traffic delays in the area downtown Tahoe City area.

You’ll find other road construction projects along the West Shore and those road construction work times will vary Monday – Friday.

This road construction work is part of a multi-year project that began in 2012 and will be completed in 2016. Southwest Gas has begun putting in a new natural gas pipe line, along with the California Department of Transportation installation of a new storm water system along Highway 89 South. This year’s work will begin April 1, and ends Nov 1, 2014.

Downtown Kings Beach – North Shore Hwy 28: On the North Shore you’ll find different road construction projects all along Highway 28 from Tahoe City to Dollar Point, Carnelian Bay, Agate Bay, Tahoe Vista and Kings Beach, California.

Once you’re in the downtown Kings Beach area you’ll find that the Commercial Corridor work has begun. The commercial core downtown Kings Beach project is scheduled in sections:

From April 1 – July 1 work will be done from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays as necessary.

From July 1 – September 7, road construction will stop in the downtown area and move into the neighborhood area known as the “Grid”, where drainage and surface improvement will be made.

Once the high-season is over, road construction will move back to the downtown area from September 7 – October 15, 2014.

You’ll find one lane in, and one lane out.

This is the first year of the Kings Beach “core development project” which covers a 1.1 mile area and is designed to convert the four-lane highway into 3 lanes. Along with the lane conversion, additional projects include the installation of a new drainage system, and surface improvements for pedestrians and bike access with sidewalks, and street lighting. This multi-year project began earlier this year, 2014 and will be completed in 2017.

If you’ll be traveling on the West Shore, North Shore, Tahoe City, or Kings Beach areas this year expect road construction delays Monday – Friday. Be smart and add extra travel time (30+ minutes) this Summer and Fall to get to your Lake Tahoe destinations. You’ll save yourself a lot of frustration and reduce the stress of the delays if you leave early and plan for delays. Be safe everyone!

Plan for Traffic Delays and Road Construction on the West Shore, North Shore, Tahoe City, and Kings Beach, CA areas this summer!

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Traffic Delays – Road Construction, Tahoe City – Kings Beach, CA- 2014