Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:17

Lanes Open On I-5

slide22.pngDepending on the length and distance of your Sacramento commute, CAL TRANS is offering a small bit of good news. North bound lanes of Interstate Five in Downtown Sacramento were reopened Monday morning - as scheduled. But the massive Fix I-5 Project isn't done yet. After a few days off, work crews will close down all south bound lanes to resume repairs. Transportation officials say commuters adjusted well during the first 10-days of the project. Mark Dinger with Caltrans says he hopes motorists keep it up and not become lax. "We suddenly lost half the traffic here in Sacramento because people cooperated by taking transit, did things like ride their bikes to work, and some worked with their employers to alternate their work hours. Some people I'm sure even took some vacation. So we need more of the same thing if we're going to get through the south bound closure," he said. Work crews are replacing an aging drainage system and repaving the stretch of I-5 known as the "boat section'. The $27 million project is scheduled to be finished by July 15th. CPR Radio Contributed.