Dana to Downtown

This project proposes to reduce congestion, and improve safety and access along State Route (SR) 44 between Downtown Redding and Interstate 5. An additional lane in each direction will be constructed along SR 44 between the Auditorium Drive Interchange ramps and the Interstate 5 Interchange ramps. The Sacramento River Bridge will be replaced with a wider bridge. An additional lane will be constructed along eastbound SR 44 between Liberty Street and the Park Marina Drive off-ramp. A new on-ramp will be constructed from the Dana Drive/Hilltop Drive intersection to westbound SR 44.

This page will offer periodic updates on construction progress and alert the community to upcoming stages, which may impact the traveling public. For additional information, or If you would like to be alerted via e-mail when information is updated, please contact: Denise_Yergenson@dot.ca.gov (530)225-3260

 

The Dana to Downtown project emerged from a 1997 study by the Shasta County Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA). The RTPA governing board consists of the three members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and four city council members from the three cities. Due to dwindling transportation revenues, it has taken more than 10 years to accumulate enough funding to complete the project. The voters provided a big boost in November 2006 with passage of Proposition 1B, which finally put the project within fiscal reach. Fifty-four percent of the project is funded from state revenues approved by the RTPA. The remaining 46% will come from funds approved by the California Transportation Commission.

Pile driving operations on the Continental Street Bridge are scheduled for Saturday, June 28. The eastbound number two lane (outside lane) will be closed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to facilitate the equipment necessary for the job. The lane closure will be in effect from Shasta Regional Medical Center to Auditorium Drive. Residents will experience some slowing of traffic, more equipment near the roadway and AN INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION NOISE.

On June 30, and July 1 and 2, between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., the EASTBOUND LANES OF STATE ROUTE 44 will be CLOSED to through traffic to facilitate placement of the concrete beams in the center portion of the existing bridge. Detours will be available and clearly marked by changeable message signs. Once this work is complete, traffic will be shifted to the median lanes and the north side of the structure will be demolished.