Parts of Highway 50 to undergo 55-hour closure, here’s what to know

(FOX40.COM) — Parts of U.S. Highway 50 (US-50) are scheduled to be closed over the next few days as construction continues on the roadway.

Beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, northbound Highway 99 to westbound Highway 50 in Sacramento will be closed, according to Caltrans. The ongoing work is part of a $483.5 million project to rehabilitate pavement and add 14 lane miles of high-occupancy lanes from the US-50/Interstate 5 interchange to the US-50/Watt Avenue interchange.

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Detours

For northbound Highway 99 to westbound Highway 50, motorists can take eastbound US-50 to 65th Street, then exit and turn around to westbound US-50, according to Caltrans. They can also
continue eastbound on Business 80/SR-51 to N Street, then exit and turn around to westbound Business 80/SR-51 and take the connector ramp to westbound US-50.

Caltrans suggested that out-of-area motorists who need to get to westbound US-50 can use northbound I-5 instead of northbound Highway 99.

Work on that portion of the highway is expected to last until 5 a.m. on Jan. 13.

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