State Highway 70 Subject to Detour In Butte County

Oroville- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is advising motorists that
State Highway 70 from the intersection of State Highway 191 to Wheelock Road will be closed from 7:00 a.m. Monday, April 14 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17. The closure is necessary to begin construction on the new intersection of State Highways 70 and 191.

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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