CRANE WORK AT NEW MOSQUITO BRIDGE REQUIRES ROAD CLOSURES

Published on February 25, 2025

County Seal

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COUNTY TO PERFORM CRANE WORK ON MOSQUITO ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, ROAD CLOSURE REQUIRED

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                                                               

Contact: Carla Hass       

February 25, 2025   Phone: (530) 621-4609

                                                                  

(PLACERVILLE, CA) – 

El Dorado County’s Department of Transportation (DOT) will perform a monthly inspection and maintenance of the crane boom extension and crane located at Pier 3 of the bridge replacement north of the river on Mosquito Road. These safety efforts will require road closures each month.

The first closure for the inspection and maintenance work will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The crane work will require full closure of Mosquito Road at the gates, from 0.6 miles north to 0.8 miles south of the old Mosquito Road Bridge. The closure will begin Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 7:00 am and open by 12:00 pm that same day. A detour has been established via Rock Creek Road for which motorists should expect delays and allow extra time for travel.

The closure is necessary to lay the crane boom down on Mosquito Road at the north Project (Pier 3) location to perform crane and luffer jib inspection and maintenance. Mosquito Road will be impassable until the work is complete, and the boom is raised back into position. Mosquito Road will be closed at the gates to ensure motorist and worker safety while the County’s Contractor performs the crane work. The Mosquito Road closures will occur the first or second Saturday of each month for the duration of the project. Notices will be posted two weeks in advance of each closure.    

In case of an emergency, coordination with Emergency Services will occur for passage through the work site.  

The County sincerely appreciates the cooperation and patience of motorists who use this roadway, and we apologize for any inconvenience these closures cause.

For questions regarding this closure, please contact the County’s Transportation main line at (530) 621-5900 (select Option 3 for Engineering).

 

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