The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that beginning on Friday, August 27 at 10 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. Monday, August 30, the connector ramp from westbound Eureka Road to eastbound I-80 will be closed. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists onto eastbound I-80. Motorists will continue driving on Eureka Road and turn left onto westbound I-80, exit at Douglas Boulevard, where they can re-enter eastbound I-80.

The closure is necessary to reconstruct the ramp as part of the Sacramento/Placer Interstate 80 Operational and Improvement Project. The $54 million project by Caltrans, Placer County, the City of Roseville and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency will add more than 5.5 miles of new bus/carpool lanes on Interstate 80 from the Sacramento/Placer County line to east of the Route 65 eastbound connector. Completion is expected in 2011.

Roadside message boards will be used to post the latest information. Unexpected weather may prolong or cause the work to be rescheduled. Caltrans urges motorists to use caution in this area and to “Slow for the Cone Zone”.