Work Begins on Culvert Rehabilitation Project on State Route 49 Between Cool and Auburn

Marysville: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced that a culvert rehabilitation project began today on State Route 49 in El Dorado and Placer Counties between Cool and Auburn.

The project includes the replacement of 17 culverts under the Route 49 and installation of guardrail in various locations between Cool and Auburn.

The culvert rehabilitation project is scheduled for the entire months of June and July, Monday through Thursday (6AM to 5PM) and Friday (6AM to 3PM). Motorists can anticipate delays of up to 20 minutes during this construction period.

Caltrans urges the motoring public to use caution, be patient and to PLEASE "Slow for the Cone Zone."

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 its Web site at www.dot.ca.gov. Information about the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is available on the Internet at www.bth.ca.gov.

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