The OTHER Sacramento Viaduct Project of 2014

[ZLoth]

Even through we are in the middle of Fix50, now there is more viaduct work that will be occurring this summer. I think we were warned about this. Lets Sacramento Decked Out

[bing101]

Downtown section of I-5 in Sacramento will be closed and the entire West end of 305 will be repaved in West Sacramento.

[Bickendan]

Oh lovely. I'm driving through Sacramento June 27th. *hopefully* work will be finished by then, or I'm seeing a congested detour on I-80 and CA 51 (I'm not calling it Bus 80!).

[TheStranger]

Oh lovely. I'm driving through Sacramento June 27th. *hopefully* work will be finished by then, or I'm seeing a congested detour on I-80 and CA 51 (I'm not calling it Bus 80!).

The detour route likely would be the same as the last time the "boat section" was worked on - 50 west to West Sacramento, then 80 east to return to 5 in Natomas.  Much easier than taking 51 (which does not have a direct connection to the Natomas area at all, except via surface streets).

[mrsman]

Hopefully, each redecking will occur separately so that traffic can get through.  I-80-I-5 can be a detour for US 50, as long as they don't also do the work at the same time.

[andy3175]

Update: Sac Decked Out (http://sacdeckedout.com/) is done, and CBS 13 reports problems with the finished product on US 50/Business 80 over the Sacramento River on the Pioneer Bridge:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/04/13/cracks-mean-caltrans-must-resurface-pioneer-bridge-portion-of-highway-50/

Caltrans crews will have to resurface Sacramento's Pioneer Bridge once again after the deck started showing signs of cracking.

The stretch of Highway 50 over the Sacramento River started showing signs of cracking shortly after it was resurfaced in 2014. A new polymer was applied to the bridge's surface, costing taxpayers $26 million.

Just a few months after that, it started to peel and CBS13 demanded answers at the time.

Now, crews will plan to go out in May to repave several sections of the bridge.

"This type of surface has actually been used in six different areas and we haven't had a problem with it, up until this point,"  said Caltrans spokesman Dennis Keaton. "So that's what's really keeping us from really figuring out what the problem is."

The project had a three-year warranty, so the new repairs won't cost the state any money, and Caltrans says the bridge is still safe to drive on.

The original resurfacing was officially finished in January 2015, but in March that year, inspectors said it was already starting to crack.