Sly Park Road off limits for 2 nights

Sly Park Road in Pollock Pines will be closed overnight Thursday and Friday for bridge work.

The road will be closed to through traffic at the Highway 50 undercrossing from 9pm-5am each night as work continues on a $7.6 million project to replace the existing bridge, which was built in 1963.

The contractor, Viking Construction, is scheduled to set girders tonight and set up forms and deck supports Friday. The road may also need to be closed overnight Monday.

Marked detours and highway message boards will be used to alert motorists to the road closure.