The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is clearing dead and dying vegetation along State Route 49 to reduce wildfire risk and create fuel breaks for an emergency evacuation route in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.
The work is being completed in support of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. It began in early June and will continue through late July, requiring one-way traffic control in two to four-mile stretches of the highway. Motorists can expect 10-to-15-minute delays; however, longer delays are possible.
Work will be performed Mondays through Thursdays from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 7:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Tuolumne County, and Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in Calaveras County.
The weekly schedule by location is as follows:
- Monday, June 17 through Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Tuolumne County between Shaws Flat Road and Rawhide Road.
- Thursday, June 27 through Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Calaveras County between Copello Drive and Fourth Crossing Road.
- Thursday, July 11 through Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Calaveras County between Fourth Crossing Road and Magers Way.
- Thursday, July 18 through Wednesday, July 26. 2024, in Calaveras County between Corral Flat Road and Big Bar Road.
P31 Enterprises Inc. of Orville, CA is performing this $4.5 million project.
Schedules are subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, equipment or materials availability, and construction-related issues.
For the safety of workers and other motorists, please Be Work Zone Alert.
For more information about transportation and other infrastructure projects funded with state and federal investments, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov