District: District 3 - Marysville, https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-3
Contact: Gilbert Mohtes-Chan, gilbert.mohtes-chan@dot.ca.gov
Phone:(530) 682-6145
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Butte County — Caltrans is alerting motorists about around-the-clock one-way traffic control next week on State Highway 162 east of Oroville for paving work.
Starting Monday, June 19, construction crews will be working during the daytime and nighttime hours through Saturday, June 24 from Saddle Drive to the Middle Fork Feather River Bridge. Around-the-clock one-way traffic control is scheduled to continue Monday and Tuesday, June 26 and 27. Flaggers at each end of the construction zone will be utilized along with a pilot car.
Motorists can expect intermittent one-way traffic control at various locations along the 4-mile stretch of roadway from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 28 through August 31.
Motorists are reminded that pilot vehicles are to be followed at all times within the project zone for the safety of construction crews and travelers. Failure to follow pilot vehicles may result in a $220 citation with traffic fees doubled in construction zones.
The schedule is subject to change due to weather, equipment or material availability or other unexpected events. Knife River Construction of Chico is the contractor for this $2.4 million paving project. Roadwork is expected to be completed by the end of August.
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 quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or download the QuickMap app from the App Store or Google Play.
