Echo Summit delays likely during construction
Caltrans on Monday started a $2.6 million grinding and paving project on more than nine miles of Highway 50.
The pavement rehabilitation project is designed to extend the life of the roadway and improve ride quality, is from Strawberry over Echo Summit to just west of Johnson Pass Road. Grinding and paving will take place around the clock Monday through 7pm Thursday of this week and again Monday through Thursday of next week under one-way traffic control.
Other work to be performed after the grinding and paving includes adding rumble strips and striping.
And then they will tear all this work up on Echo Summit when they redo the bridges next year. Waste of time and money by Caltrans.
So “delay” is what they call it. I call it sitting for 20 minutes waiting to finally get past the spot that I know is barely hanging on the cliff when viewed from 89…. But glad they are doing it, will be great when finished.