The new Hwy 49 Bypass will open for a celebratory run/walk on November 11th but when will the roadway be opened to vehicle traffic? According to the Amador County Transportation Commission’s Charles Field that date weather permitting should be sometime in early to mid December. How will the intersections to enter and exit the Bypass be organized? Field also answers that question by explaining that there will be a signal on the Sutter Creek end of the Bypass at Valley View. This is where the construction is currently happening near the corner of Ridge Rd and Hwy 49. This will be the only signalized intersection on the Bypass.
At the Amador City/Rancheria Creek end of the Bypass there will be a free right turn and long merge/acceleration lane for northbound traffic. There will be a left turn lane for southbound traffic going to Amador City. There will be a stop sign for traffic going southbound onto the bypass from Amador City—after traffic clears vehicles can enter the intersection and have a center lane to accelerate in until they merge with other southbound traffic on the bypass. If you’d like more information on the Nov 11th Run/walk on the new bypass call the Amador County Recreation Agency at 257-1764
