US HWY 50 HOV LANES, PHASE I
El Dorado Hills to Bass Lake Grade Project
This project includes widening Highway 50 in the median (middle) to extend the eastbound and westbound High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes and extend the eastbound truck lane. It also includes replacing the 3 bridges at the El Dorado Hills Blvd Interchange, widening the Clarksville Bridge (bridge on Hwy 50 over Silva Valley Parkway), widening the Bass Lake Road bridge, and rehabilitating the pavement on Highway 50.
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The new HOV lane in the westbound direction will start just west of the Bass Lake Rd Interchange and connect to the existing HOV lane just west of
El Dorado Hills Blvd.
Project Schedule
The US 50 HOV Lanes,
Phase 1- El Dorado Hills to Bass Lake Grade Project began construction in December, 2008. Construction is currently scheduled to be complete in summer of 2011.
In the eastbound direction the HOV lane starts from the existing terminus near the county line and extends east past Bass Lake Road.
The existing eastbound truck lane (the lane on the far right) ends at El Dorado Hills Blvd and starts again at the base of the Bass Lake Grade. This project will also extend the truck lane to close this gap.
The project will also contribute toward the next phase of the Highway 50 / El Dorado Hills Blvd Interchange improvements by replacing the current Highway 50 mainline bridges and replacing the Highway 50 eastbound to northbound loop off-ramp Bridge. The existing bridges will not accommodate the planned widening of Latrobe Rd/ El Dorado Hills Blvd which is part of the future Highway 50 / El Dorado Hills Blvd Interchange improvements. The mainline bridges require widening now to accommodate the new HOV and truck lanes but would be replaced in the near future for the interchange work so it was more cost effective to replace the bridges now with this project.
The Clarksville Bridge (bridge on Hwy 50 over Silva Valley Parkway) will be widened to accommodate the HOV lanes and receive a seismic retrofit to better withstand earthquakes.
Portions of the pavement on Hwy 50 are worn out. These areas are being replaced and/or overlaid with new asphalt to provide an improved roadway surface.