FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RAMP METERS TO BE ACTIVATED AT MACE BLVD. AND INTERSTATE 80 IN DAVIS
DAVIS - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today commuters using the southbound and northbound Mace Blvd. on-ramps to board eastbound Interstate 80 will be subject to ramp metering from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Monday, February 27.
Vehicles with two or more persons can use a special carpool lane on the southbound and northbound Mace Blvd. on-ramps, which allows them to bypass the ramp meter signals when they are activated.
Ramp metering allows vehicles to safely merge with freeway traffic and at the same time helps to reduce traffic congestion. Currently, there are 88 ramp meters in operation in the Sacramento area.
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.
