Project will delay traffic on 132 near Vernalis. What it means for Bay Area commuters
Bridge maintenance on part of Highway 132 near Vernalis will mean nighttime traffic delays through spring 2023.
The work is scheduled to start the week of June 19 and is timed to mostly avoid commute traffic to the Bay Area.
Truesdell Corp. of Tempe, Arizona, will do preventive maintenance under a $3.6 million contract with the California Department of Transportation. The bridges are at Interstate 5, Chrisman Road, Highway 33 and two locations each along the California Aqueduct and Delta-Mendota Canal.
“The majority of work is to be performed during nighttime hours and will require lane closures, including one-way traffic control,” a news alert said. “Caltrans will have flaggers and/or changeable message signs alerting motorists of the lane closures.”
The project will require long-term closure of a single lane on the divided segment of 132 from Interstate 580 to Koster Road.
More details from the alert: “Work will vary per location and will include the repair of existing bridge deck concrete, installation of polyester concrete overlays and the replacement of various joint seals and bridge deck approach and departure slabs.”
The work on the westernmost section of 132 will begin as construction winds down on a major bypass in and near Modesto. Three miles are being shifted off Maze Boulevard to just south of Kansas Avenue in a project that could be done by midsummer.
This story was originally published June 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM.
