Caltrans provides update on 76 East project

The slope blasting at the park-and-ride at State Route 76 and Old Highway 395 is the immediate work on the Highway 76 widening project which is noticeable to the public, and completion of two new lanes between Gird Road and Interstate 15 which will allow traffic on those two lanes while work is being done on the existing lanes should be a new travelers' amenity within a few months.

California Department of Transportation project manager Karen Jewel provided an update on the blasting, lane switch, utility relocation, and other elements of the Highway 76 improvements during the Caltrans District...