Date: March 27, 2025
District: 9 – Bishop
Contact: Michael Lingberg
Phone: (760) 920-0280
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Traffic Advisory for the Week of March 31, 2025

EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of March 31– April 4.

There will be no work on the state highway system on Monday, March 31 due to Cesar Chavez Day.

Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues.

New Traffic Impacts

Eastern Kern County

• Cameron Canyon Road Signs – On State Route 58 at the Cameron Canyon Road off-ramps east of Tehachapi, there will be signs warning drivers of work away from the highway on Sunday, March 30, from 4:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Inyo County

• Death Valley Flood Damage Repair – On State Route 190 just east of Badwater Road in Death Valley National Park, crews will resume flood damage repair on Tuesday, April 1. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may encounter 5-minute delays. Work is scheduled seven days a week from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Mono County

• Bridgeport Pole Replacement – On U.S. 395 from Point Ranch Road to Huggans Lane, utility crews will replace poles Wednesday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be one-way traffic control and drivers may experience 10-minute delays.

Ongoing Traffic Impacts

Eastern Kern County

• Kern County Lighting Replacements Project – Crews are installing light poles at:
• State Route 58 at the westbound Boron Avenue off-ramp,
• State Route 58 at the westbound Tehachapi Boulevard on-ramp,
• State Route 58 at the eastbound California City Boulevard on-ramp, and
• U.S. 395 at the northbound off-ramp to State Route 178 E.
Work is scheduled overnight Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
• 23/24 Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project – On State Route 178 E at various locations between Ridgecrest Boulevard and Las Flores Avenue, crews continue to modify traffic signals and stripe crosswalks. Work is scheduled overnight Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. There will be intermittent lane closures and drivers may experience brief delays.
• Mojave Barrier Repair – On State Route 14 just south of the southern junction with Business Route 58, the inside lane in both directions and median are closed 24 hours a day while crews repair concrete barriers and guardrail cushions. Work is scheduled Tuesday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Drivers may experience brief delays.

Inyo County

• Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Project – Construction continues on the Olancha-Cartago 4-Lane Expressway Project. Northbound drivers will encounter two traffic switches on the new lanes of U.S. 395 and traffic remains limited to one lane in each direction through the northern half of the project area. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph through the project area and 45 mph through the two traffic switches.

The Olancha Cartago 4-Lane Project received $38.3 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) – also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Under IIJA, California will receive an estimated $41.9 billion over five years. IIJA provides significant funding to rebuild California’s transportation system, including support to improve roadways, bridges, freight projects, public transportation, infrastructure safety enhancements, and to increase infrastructure resiliency to the impacts of severe weather and climate change. For more information about IIJA, visit Building California: Transforming Infrastructure for a Better Future | Home.

Travelers are asked to be attentive to workers on the highway, slow for the cone zone, and move over whenever possible to give additional clearance. Be Safe and Be Work Zone Alert!

To assist in planning your commute, view live traffic conditions using QuickMap at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ or download the QuickMap App to your iOS or Android device.

For those with sensory disabilities requiring alternate formats (i.e., Braille, large print, sign language interpreter, etc.) and those needing information in a language other than English, please contact Christopher Andriessen at 760-937-7217 or TTY 711.