Long-term nightly road closures beginning along Hwy. 50 in Sacramento
Long-term closures are beginning Sunday night and will continue for several weeks. This is part of an effort to create a new carpool lane and repave the roads.
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Long-term closures are beginning Sunday night and will continue for several weeks. This is part of an effort to create a new carpool lane and repave the roads.
A crash has traffic clogged along westbound I-80 through West Sacramento leading up to the Yolo Causeway early Monday morning.
Lanes are back open after a crash on Highway 50 stalled traffic in the Sacramento area early Friday morning.
The splits, the bumper-to-bumper traffic, and slowdowns may be paying off.
While there has been major progress, Caltrans warns that the gridlock is expected to get worse before it gets better.
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While traffic was heavy on Highway 50 Friday afternoon, it was steady with no major gridlocks.
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A tractor-trailer hauling monster trucks caught fire along Highway 50 in Sacramento Tuesday morning.
Two people were hospitalized after a Saturday morning motorcycle crash on Highway 50 in Folsom, the California Highway Patrol said.
Crews battled fire just off Highway 50 in the Folsom area on Monday.
The fire started around 8:15 a.m., possibly from a tire on the truck that had caught fire.
The big rig was headed eastbound on Highway 50 in downtown Sacramento during the morning commute when it caught fire, burning several wood pallets it was hauling in the trailer. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Two several lanes were expected to remain closed until later Friday afternoon.
A crash involving a big rig shut down part of Highway 50 in Placerville on Tuesday night.
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An RV went up in flames along Highway 50 near El Dorado Hills early Monday afternoon.
Expect more delays along Highway 50 starting Saturday.
Expect more delays along Highway 50 starting Saturday (7/15). Caltrans says another lane split is scheduled for the westbound lanes from Watt Avenue to 65th Street. If you want to get off on Howe Avenue, you'll need to keep right. But if you're exiting at 65th or later, you'll need to stay in the two left lanes. Caltrans says the traffic split will remain in place for the next three months.
Caltrans began work Tuesday on a $39 million project aimed at improving safety and easing congestion between Sacramento International Airport and the Interstate 5-Highway 50 interchange.
Your morning commute will look different starting Friday if you travel through Downtown Sacramento using Highway 50 headed West.
A highly trafficked stretch leading up to Interstate 5 will be backed up for months as crews work on pavement improvements.
Another Highway 50 headache for drivers in Sacramento. As part of the nearly half-billion-dollar construction project, lanes near downtown Sacramento will soon see a massive shift.
As part of the nearly half-billion-dollar construction project, lanes near downtown Sacramento will soon see a massive shift.
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