District: District 3 - Marysville
Sergio Aceves, Acting District Director
Contact: Jeremy Linder
Phone: (530) 701-5209
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Auburn – Caltrans is alerting motorists that Borland Avenue is scheduled to close along State Route 49 (SR-49) between Monday, April 29 and Friday, June 7 as part of the $9.9 million American Canyon Roundabout Project in Auburn.
Businesses on the other side of the closure will be accessible with a detour. Signs will be in place to lead motorists northbound on SR-49 and exit left at Lincoln Way. From there, motorists will take Cherry Avenue to Brook Road and turn back onto Borland Avenue.
Crews were unable to complete the necessary work during the previous closure in 2023 due to utility conflicts that had to be corrected. Crews encountered multiple design issues leading to lost time and change orders were needed to correct design conflicts. Pacific Gas and Electric was also not able to tie in new electrical services, which prevented the contractor from completing drainage work and proceeding with roadway work along Borland Avenue.
The additional closure will help to reduce any further delays and keep the overall project on track for completion by late fall of this year.
The project is the second of three recent in the Auburn area to improve safety on the SR-49 corridor in Placer County. Lamon Construction Co., Inc. of Yuba City is the prime contractor for the project, which will realign two reversing curves to improve sight distance and safety by reducing the sharpness of each curve. Additionally, the existing traffic signal at the Lincoln Way/Borland Avenue intersection will be replaced with a roundabout to improve safety and traffic flow
The department will issue construction updates on @CaltransDist3 and on Facebook at CaltransDistrict3. For real-time traffic, click on Caltrans’ QuickMap or download the QuickMap app from the App Store or Google Play.
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