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Del Norte officials and Caltrans prepare for closures on Highways 199 and 197, stress safety measures and outreach
Summary
Caltrans and the Del Norte Local Transportation Commission described upcoming closures and safety countermeasures on US 199 and Highway 197, including temporary closures (estimated maximum waits of 15–20 minutes), possible bollards and other HM4-funded countermeasures, and a public information campaign using fact sheets and QuickMap.
Caltrans staff and Del Norte Local Transportation Commission members outlined plans this week to manage summer construction on US 199 and Highway 197, emphasizing safety measures and community outreach as closures begin.
At the commission’s April 7 meeting, staff said the project will include intermittent weekday closures expected on some Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays roughly between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Caltrans staff told commissioners the maximum allowable delay under their traffic-control plan is about 20 minutes; one Caltrans presenter summarized the most recent operational estimate as “15 to 20 minutes at the most.”
Commissioners stressed that even…
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