LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Drivers traveling along Highway 20 on the Northshore will be encountering delays on weeknights due to road work meant to improve safety on several curves on the highway.
The work is taking place between Sayre Avenue in Nice and the Paradise Cove subdivision east of Lucerne, Caltrans said.
That area was included in a major repaving project that began last year, with some of the work continuing this year.
Earlier this month Caltrans reported that its contractor was starting nighttime paving between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday, with one-way traffic control in place.
Caltrans District 1 spokesman Phil Frisbie told Lake County News that the latest round of night work on Highway 20 is to install a high-friction surface to seven curves.
“It is basically an epoxy that is applied to the roadway and then a grit is applied to the top. It makes the surface look like a very course sandpaper and it helps vehicles that are traveling too fast to stay on the road,” said Frisbie.
Caltrans' contractor also is continuing with daytime work in the area from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
Frisbie said that during the day workers are still raising some utility covers and repairing guardrail.
“All work is anticipated to be completed by the end of July,” he said.
Motorists are told to expect up to 10-minute delays both for the daytime and nighttime work, according to Caltrans.
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Latest Highway 20 work to improve surface on curves
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