District: District 3 - Marysville
Caltrans Contact: Dennis Keaton
Phone: (916) 825-5252
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento County – Caltrans is alerting motorists beginning next week the Paintersville bridge on State Route 160 (SR-160) will be under an extended daytime closure for motorists.
The bridge closure is scheduled for work that upgrades the electronic and mechanical operation systems on the movable Paintersville bridge.
Advance signage has been placed nearby directing motorists to use the Walnut Grove bridge as an alternate route. Caltrans urges motorists to plan accordingly and expect additional travel time.
The Paintersville Bridge is one of nine bridges in the Delta Region requiring the $24.1 million in upgrades known as the Moveable Bridges project on State Route 160 and State Route 12.
LOCATION and SCHEDULE:
Beginning November 1, 2023, daily full closures for State Route -160 at the Paintersville Bridge from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
DETOUR:
Use the Walnut Grove Bridge as an alternate route. (See map)
Caltrans urges motorists to use this detour or use Interstate 5 in Sacramento County as an alternate route.
Current truck restrictions will apply. California legal trucks having a kingpin-to-rear-axle of more than 30 feet are not recommended on State Route 160.
Weather conditions could delay or cancel scheduled work. Caltrans advises motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert.” For motorists using the State Route 84 Real McCoy and SR-220 Ryer Island Ferries as a bridge detour, additional ferry information is located on our Caltrans Delta Ferries website at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/d4/deltaferries/.
Bay Area motorists can check 511.org: https://twitter.com/511SFBAY or follow Caltrans District 4 on Twitter: twitter.com/CaltransD4. In the Sacramento region, Caltrans District 3 will issue construction updates on Twitter @CaltransDist3 and on Facebook at CaltransDistrict3. For real-time traffic, click on Caltrans’ Quick Map quickmap.dot.ca.gov/