Traffic Alert: I-80 Connector Ramp Closing Tonight

Caltrans is closing the westbound Interstate Highway 80 connector ramp to westbound state Highway 12 near Fairfield tonight.

During the closure, which starts at 10 p.m., crews will install temporary lane divider posts called channelizers.

The connector ramp will re-open at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Caltrans spokesman Vince Jacala said.

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The work is the first of seven phases of the ongoing Highway 80/Interstate Highway 680/Highway 12 interchange project to reduce congestion and improve safety in the area.

The interchange was built in the 1960s. The project includes a new four-lane Green Valley Road overcrossing just east of the existing two-lane overcrossing, as well as a new ramp to westbound Highway 80 and Highway 12.

The connector ramp from westbound I-80 to westbound Highway 12 also will be widened from one to two lanes, Jacala said.

During tonight’s closure, motorists should drive past the connector on westbound I-80, exit at Red Top Road, go north on Red Top Road for a quarter-mile to the Red Top Road/Highway 12 intersection and enter westbound Highway 12 from Red Top Road, Jacala said. Detour signs will be posted and motorists should expect delays.

All work is weather permitting, Jacala said. The speed limit through the construction zone on westbound I-80 in Fairfield is 55 mph, Jacala said.

--Bay City News

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