What is being done about the I-80 bottleneck through Roseville?
The bottleneck on I-80 in Roseville is a top priority for the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, and we’ve been working hard to address it. This project was fortunate to receive an earmark of federal funds that has allowed us to start improvement on I-80 to alleviate one of the merge movements just east of the Riverside exit on the eastbound side (Phase 1, completed August 2007). The remainder of this earmark along with State Proposition 1B funding approved for this project allows construction of eastbound and westbound carpool and auxiliary lanes from the Sacramento/Placer County line to just west of Miners Ravine (between the Lead Hill Blvd overcrossing and Eureka Road) along with westbound improvements at the Auburn/ Riverside Blvd, Douglas Blvd, and Atlantic/Eureka Road interchanges to allow continuous carpool lanes from Miners Ravine to the Sacramento/Placer County line (Phase 2, construction began summer 2008). If you are wondering why we’ve chosen these improvements,
