Caltrans will be participating in the “Keep California Beautiful Day” and the “Great American Cleanup” campaign also involving various government and non-profit agencies and private companies. The activities will also allow the general public to dispose of their electronic waste at a designated site at the Capitol. CEAR (California Electronic Asset Recovery) will be providing the recyclable receptacles and McDonald’s will provide various disposal sites throughout the region, 13 in all.

Keeping California’s roadways clean is a never–ending battle for Caltrans and Adopt-a-Highway volunteers and contractors. As part of its efforts to relay the message of “Don’t Trash California” Caltrans will once again be conducting its annual litter pick-up day. Last year, Caltrans spent an estimated $50 million on litter removal, collecting over 141,000 cubic yards of litter for disposal which almost equaled approximately 8,860 garbage truckloads.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that beginning on Friday, August 13 at 10 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. Monday, August 16, the Atlantic Street/Eureka Road on-ramp to westbound I-80 will be closed. A signed detour will be available.

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is advising motorists to expect delays on U. S. Highway 50 near Bass Lake Road. Beginning at approximately 12:15 p.m. today, eastbound traffic will be held at Latrobe Road and westbound traffic will be held at Bass Lake Road. Motorists should anticipate delays of up to 45 minutes. The delays are due to the discovery of an unexploded blasting cap on a nearby construction site.

All eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 50 between Mather Field Road and Zinfandel Drive in Sacramento will be detoured Thursday, June 3, to facilitate work to replace a bicycle/pedestrian crossing at White Rock Road.

Work is scheduled from 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 3 through 5 a.m. Friday, June 4. Motorists can expect to exit at Mather Field Road. Traffic will travel to International Drive, northbound on Zinfandel Drive and then back onto eastbound Highway 50. Motorists can expect delays of up to 20 minutes.

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