Caltrans Warns Major Delays Thanksgiving Weekend on Interstate 5 Pit River Bridge.REDDING Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has lumbering, food-processing, and diverse manufacturing. , Calif. -- The California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. (Caltrans) District 2, advises motorists that they should prepare for moderate to major delays, through the construction/cone zone on the Pit River Bridge over Shasta Lake For the city, see . Shasta Lake is a reservoir created by the building of Shasta Dam in California, USA. Shasta Lake is the 3rd largest lake in California, after Lake Tahoe and the Salton Sea, with a capacity of 4,552,000 acre-feet (5.6 km³). , throughout the Thanksgiving Weekend. Thanksgiving is the most traveled weekend of the year. Historic vehicle counts show an increase of 75% over normal daily traffic through this section of Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 5 (I-5), ten miles north of Redding, where bridge construction is currently in progress. This added volume will result in delays, which could be two hours or more, with vehicles backed up for 18 miles. Operations on the two-year emergency deck replacement project, have required reducing traffic to one lane in each direction and reducing speed to 45 MPH. Conditions do not allow for opening additional lanes and Caltrans asks motorists to be patient, plan extra time to reach their destinations and choose off-peak times to travel. Caltrans will use changeable message signs, highway advisory radio To read about HAR in biology, see human accelerated regions. Highway advisory radio (HAR), sometimes also called travelers' information stations (TIS and the internet, www.dot.ca.gov/dist2, to inform motorists of delay times and backups. Travelers can also get information by calling 511 on their cell phones or 1-800 GAS-ROAD. Estimates of delays and backups: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 * NB I-5: Peak 2:30PM - 7:00PM, 20-30 minute delays, 4-5 mile backups * SB I-5: Peak 2:30PM - 5:00PM, 8-9 minute delays, 1-2 mile backups Saturday, November 25, 2006 * SB I-5: Peak 2:00PM - 9:00PM, 20-60 minute delays, 4-9 mile backups Sunday, November 26, 2006 * NB I-5: Peak 12:00PM - 5:30PM, 4-18 minute delays, 1-4 mile backups * SB I-5: Peak 12:00PM - 11:30PM, 20-120 minute delays, 3-18 mile backups What to do to make your trip more comfortable: * Make sure your vehicle is in good working order, with a full tank of gas before starting your trip. * Bring along water, snacks and something to occupy any children traveling with you. * Charge your cell phone battery. * Inform others of your planned destination, and let them know when you have arrived. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. will be enforcing speed limits and a service patrol contractor will be available to keep traffic flowing. The contractor can assist overheated o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. vehicles with water, supply gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by and/or tow disabled vehicles out of the roadway to keep traffic flowing. NOTE: An electronic version of this news release is available on the Internet at the following web address: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist2/news_releases.htm |
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