Caltrans: More delays on Hwy. 50 for repair work

Caltrans is doing emergency work on Highway 50 in the American River Canyon that will mean more delays for travelers.

The highway in Silver Fork between Weber Mill Road and Wildwood Way will be under daytime one-way reversing traffic controls Monday through Saturday for two weeks or more. Crews will be putting in two culverts under the highway and clearing a drainage inlet. The work started March 1.

A section of the No. 2 westbound lane in Fresh Pond will closed beginning Thursday in order to stabilize the slope off the highway. This is a four-lane section of Highway 50.

The section of the highway at Bridal Veil Falls will continue to be reduced to one lane in each direction. The plan is to build a 600-foot retaining wall, which is expected to take several months.