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CALTRANS TO REPAVE PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 70 IN MARYSVILLE AREA

Marysville -- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that a project to replace worn pavement on Highway 70 in and around Marysville will start next week.

Work is scheduled to start Sunday, May 8^th and continue through Friday morning, May 13^th at the following locations:

Southbound Highway 70 #2 lane from 2^nd Street to the Highway 65/70 Split.

Southbound Highway 70 #1 lane from 2^nd Street to the Highway 65/70 Split.

Northbound Highway 70 #2 lane from the Highway 65/70 Split to Erle Road.

Southbound and Northbound Highway 70 just north of the Bear River Bridge

The work is being done at night to minimize traffic impacts to the traveling public. Most of the traffic interfering work will be done between the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists can expect various lane restrictions and delays. Unexpected schedule changes may occur and roadside message boards will be used to keep drivers informed. Work schedule is subject to change due to weather.

Caltrans urges all motorists to use caution and to "Slow for the Cone Zone" during work hours and to be alert for personnel and equipment entering and exiting the work areas. For current information on roadwork, visit the Caltrans, District 3 website at www.dot.ca.gov/dist3.

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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