State Highway 191 at State Highway 70 Closed Thursday and Friday

Oroville- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is advising motorists that
State Highway 191 (Clark Road) from the intersection of State Highway 70 to the Durham Pentz intersection will be closed from 6:00 a.m. Thursday, April 3rd to 10:00 p.m. Friday, April 4th. The closure is necessary to begin construction on the new intersection of State Highways 70 and 191. Local residents will have access to and from their property and a detour will be available during the closure.

The work occurring on State Highway 191 is part of a $105 million project to make State Highway 149 a four-lane expressway with freeway-to-freeway interchanges at the intersections of State Highways 70/149 and State Highways 99/149. This project also includes improvement to the State Highway 70/191 intersection. Completion is expected in 2009.

Unexpected weather or equipment problems may prolong or cause the work to be rescheduled. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through the work area and to “Slow For the Cone Zone”.

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