ALL TRAFFIC TO STOP AT HIGHWAY 193 AND SIERRA COLLEGE BLVD. IN PLACER COUNTY

Lincoln -- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to install stop signs and flashing beacons (weather pending) on January 8, 2004 in advance of a signalization project.

A project involving installation of a four-way signal, drainage improvements and addition of left-turn lanes is scheduled to begin construction in 2004. To address immediate traffic concerns, an interim safety project was initiated by Auburn Area California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Caltrans in cooperation with Placer County.

Motorists traveling in both directions on Route 193 at the intersection of Sierra College Boulevard will now be required to stop. The right-turn movement from northbound Route 193 to Sierra College Boulevard east of Lincoln will still be allowed with a yield until the signal is installed.

Caltrans is a department within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency that operates and maintains California's transportation system under the direction of Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. For more information about the department, please visit the web site at www.dot.ca.gov . Information about the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is available on at www.bth.ca.gov.

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