New piece of I-80 work under way

New piece of I-80 work under way
-- Vallejo Times-Herald
Posted: 05/19/2009

CalTrans has launched efforts to rehabilitate four lanes of Interstate 80 between the American Canyon overcrossing between Fairfield and Vallejo and the Air Base Parkway overcrossing in Fairfield.

On Monday night, the contractor was expected to begin saw-cutting. Paving for the $16.5 million project, awarded to Top Grade Inc. of Livermore, will begin in June.

The new I-80 work is designed to upgrade the pavement, widen shoulders, improve guard rails and result in an 8.7-mile long carpool lane.

Weather permitting, Caltrans will complete both the carpool lane and rehabilitation work by the end of year. The western end of the high occupancy vehicle lanes project is already finished. Remaining excavation work, lane striping and reconstruction of a median still needs to be done, according to Caltrans.

Three I-80 projects are currently in advanced stages between the American Canyon Road overcrossing just north of Vallejo, and the Leisure Town Road exit in Vacaville.

Most of the construction on I-80 will be done at night, prompting rolling lane closures. More information on I-80 projects is available at www.Pave80.com.