Amador County – The California Department of Transportation announced that it plans to close State Route 12 for three days next week for construction. The SR-12 will be closed between Interstate 5 and State Route 160, and Caltrans District 10 is recommending a detour along SR-160 for non-truck traffic.

District 10 Public Information Officer Chantel Miller said there will be a full closure of Highway 12 during business hours on June 7, 8 and 9, closed to through-traffic in San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties. Miller said “Caltrans will conduct maintenance and pavement repair operations requiring the daytime closure of State Route 12 from Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County to SR-160 in Sacramento County.”

The closure will be in place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “Detours will be posted,” Miller said, and “motorists should consider I-80 and I-5 as alternate routes and should allow additional travel time due to the detour.” Signs will show the detour for east-bound SR-12 traffic to be taken on SR-160 north to Walnut Grove Road then to I-5, consisting of about a 30-mile, and 45-minute detour. SR-12 west-bound traffic will be detoured via I-5 north to Walnut Grove Road then to SR-160 south.

Current truck restrictions apply. California-legal trucks with “kingpin to rear axle less than 30 feet” are OK on SR-160. Miller said: “Trucks are discouraged from using this detour route. Trucks are encouraged to use I-5 and I-80 as alternate routes.”

Access to local residents, businesses and emergency services will be allowed. The complete road closure will allow maintenance crews to expedite repairs to SR-12. All work will be completed in three days time with the total closure as compared to 15 days with 90-minute delays using one-way traffic control.

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