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TOWN HALL SCHEDULED REGARDING TURN RESTRICTION PILOT PROJECT

 IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 

(PLACERVILLE, CA) – El Dorado County Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a virtual town hall meeting Thursday, July 15 2021 to discuss a pilot project initiated over the Memorial Day weekend to reduce the historical traffic congestion caused by holiday traffic exiting the Tahoe Basin.

The town hall meeting will take place at 6 p.m. via Zoom. To participate, visit www.zoom.us and enter the following ID 951 6742 5157.

The project included installing turn restriction signage prohibiting right-hand turns from North Upper Truckee Road to Westbound U.S. Highway 50, and from Sawmill Road to Westbound U.S Highway 50 on Sundays and holidays. It is set to terminate on October 31, 2021.

DOT took turn movement counts before, during and after the Sunday and Monday of the Memorial Day holiday. That information will be shared at the town hall.

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