Today’s Date: June 22, 2009
District: 10 - Stockton
Contact: Lisa Balcom
Phone: (209) 941-6562

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FULL HIGHWAY CLOSURE
SOUTHBOUND STATE ROUTE 99 BETWEEN
HATCH ROAD AND WHITMORE AVENUE IN STANISLAUS COUNTY

Stanislaus County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close southbound State Route 99 (SR-99) from Hatch Road to Whitmore Avenue.

Work will begin on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) through Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 5:00 a.m. Crews will be setting the falsework beams in this location.

The detour is:
• West on Hatch Road
• South on Herndon Avenue
• South on Central Avenue
• South on El Camino Avenue to southbound SR-99

The lane closures are necessary to ensure the safety of motorists and workers in the area. Motorists and trucks should consider Interstate 5 as an alternate route. Highway Advisory Radios and Changeable Message Signs will be activated to assist motorists.

This work is scheduled to begin as listed, but is subject to change based on weather conditions.

The contractor for this $26 million project is Nehemiah Construction of Benicia, CA.

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For the safety of workers and other motorists, please Slow For the Cone Zone.

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California Department of Transportation..

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