If at first you don’t succeed, reschedule then reschedule again. That is what Caltrans intends to do this weekend when it will try for the third time in less than two months to replace a section of crumbling pavement on Interstate 680 after the work was repeatedly delayed by foul weather.
Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Caltrans will close southbound I-680 in Pleasanton between I-580 and Koopman Road for paving work that it expects to finish by 4 a.m. Monday.
Caltrans crews will replace a portion of the existing deteriorated roadway with new pavement. The work will enhance motorist safety while eliminating the need for 40 nightly closures to complete the project otherwise, the agency said.
Northbound I-680 will remain open and will not be affected by the closure.
The closure had to be rescheduled twice due to rain, first in January and then again last month.
Caltrans said in a statement that all entrances to the city of Dublin from I-580 and I-680 will be open during this weekend’s closure. The city’s St. Patrick’s Day events will be held as usual on Saturday and Sunday.
In the spirit of the weekend’s festivities, perhaps Irish eyes will smile on the construction project and there will be nothing but blue skies and rainbows, but if not… Caltrans says it will reschedule the road closure again.
Detours galore
Portable changeable message signs will advise motorists of the closure and alternative routes. Here is a list of the planned detours. More information about the project can be found on Caltrans’ website.
• Motorists driving west on I-80 in Vacaville and Fairfield will remain on I-80 to southbound I-880.
• Motorists on southbound I-680 near the Benicia Bridge can take I-780 west to I-80 to southbound I-880.
• Motorists on southbound I-680 in Concord can take Highway 4 to I-80 to southbound I-880.
• Motorists on southbound I-680 in Walnut Creek can take Highway 24 to I-80 to southbound I-880.
• Motorists on Southbound I-680 in Danville take westbound I-580 to Highway 238 to southbound I-880.
• Motorists on Southbound I-680 in Danville take eastbound I-580 to Highway 84 to southbound I-680.
• Motorists on westbound I-580 coming from Tracy can exit onto southbound Highway 84 and get back on southbound I-680 just south of Calaveras Road near Sunol.
The full closure will affect:
• I-580/I-680 Connectors onto southbound I-680
• Southbound Saint Patrick Way on ramp onto southbound I-680
• Southbound Stoneridge Drive on ramp onto southbound I-680
• Southbound Bernal Avenue on ramp onto southbound I-680
• Southbound Sunol Boulevard on ramp onto southbound I-680