George Rebane

Thought this might be worth a post for the locals, and all others taking I-80 over the Sierras.  Nevada County announced that “starting 4/10 Caltrans will be piloting all truckers during detour:

Senior Civil Engineer, Steve Castleberry forwarded your concerns about the I-80 detour and got a call back from Caltrans yesterday regarding the I-80 detours. They wanted to report a couple of changes they are making in their detouring of trucks onto Highway 20. First, starting today, they will be piloting all the trucks on Highway 20 to insure slow speeds are maintained. This, coupled with the truck holding described in the attached flyer, is intended to encourage trucks to schedule their trips during non detour hours. The second activity they reported is Caltrans additional maintenance activity near Bear River to clear trees that are keeping the road in shadow and therefore icy during the day.

They are planning to include these activities in their presentation to the Board next Tuesday. I am not sure this is an indication that everything will be all right from here on out. However, they responded unusually quickly to Steve’s e-mail so I think they are at least aware of our concerns. For questions, contact Steve Castleberry – Public Works at 530-265-1718.”