Traffic Advisory for the Week of March 17, 2025
EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of March 17 – March 21.
Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues.
New Traffic Impacts
Eastern Kern County
- Kern County Lighting Replacements Project – Crews will resume installing light poles at:
- State Route 58 at the westbound Boron Avenue off-ramp,
- State Route 58 at the westbound Tehachapi Boulevard on-ramp,
- State Route 58 at the eastbound California City Boulevard on-ramp, and
- U.S. 395 at the northbound off-ramp to State Route 178 E.
Trenching work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Other activities are scheduled overnight Monday through Friday from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- Kern River Valley Pole Maintenance – On State Route 178 W from Scodie Park Road in Onyx to Chimney Peak Road, utility crews will replace equipment on poles on Wednesday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 10-minute delays.
- Weldon Pole Maintenance – On State Route 178 W near Kelso Valley Road, utility crews will replace equipment on a pole on Thursday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 10-minute delays.
- Keene Pole Replacement – On State Route 58 just west of Woodford-Tehachapi Road at Exit 139, utility crews will replace poles on Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be intermittent traffic breaks and drivers may experience 5-minute delays.
- Tehachapi Pole Replacement – On State Route 202 (Tucker Road) near Sierra Vista Drive, utility crews will replace a pole on Saturday, March 22, from 8:45 am to 2:00 pm.
Inyo County
- West Bishop Transformer Replacement – On State Route 168 W between Desiderata Lane and Mountain View Road, utility crews will replace a transformer on Wednesday from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 10-minute delays.
Ongoing Traffic Impacts
Inyo County
- Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Project – Construction continues on the Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Expressway Project. Northbound drivers will encounter two traffic switches on the new lanes of U.S. 395 and traffic remains limited to one lane in each direction through the northern half of the project area. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph through the project area and 45 mph through the two traffic switches.
- Badwater Road Paving – On State Route 190 from a half mile west of Badwater Road to a half mile east in Death Valley National Park, crews will continue to conduct one-way traffic control for paving work on Badwater Road Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. Drivers may experience 20-minute delays.
The Olancha Cartago 4-Lane Project received $38.3 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) – also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Under IIJA, California will receive an estimated $41.9 billion over five years. IIJA provides significant funding to rebuild California’s transportation system, including support to improve roadways, bridges, freight projects, public transportation, infrastructure safety enhancements, and to increase infrastructure resiliency to the impacts of severe weather and climate change. For more information about IIJA, visit Building California: Transforming Infrastructure for a Better Future | Home.
Travelers are asked to be attentive to workers on the highway, slow for the cone zone, and move over whenever possible to give additional clearance. Be Safe and Be Work Zone Alert!
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