Rendering of the new Truckee River Bridge located east of the Tahoe City Caltrans Yard
along SR 89 leading into Tahoe City from Truckee.

Tahoe Transportation District has been the local lead agency for the project for over six years and will be through the completion of the project. Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) is the lead agency for construction and design of the project. On October 3, 2016, Martin Brothers Construction was awarded the construction contract.


Project Schedule


Construction work began May 1, 2018 on the SR89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project. The Central Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration (CFLHD-FHWA) is the lead agency for construction and Martin Brothers Construction is under contract to complete the work.

End of 2018 Construction Season Status Update:
•  Complete new SR 89 realignment - Scheduled to be open in 2019
•  Construct new Truckee River Bridge, located east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard along SR 89 heading into Tahoe City from Truckee - Constructed - scheduled to be open in 2019
•  Construct three new roundabouts - Construction scheduled for 2019
•  Complete street improvements within the project area along West Lake Blvd. (SR 89) - new sidewalks, crosswalks, street lights, and street/trail signage - Construction scheduled for 2019
•  Replace Fanny Bridge with sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides, including a new bridge rail that will match the existing bridge rail - Construction scheduled for 2019
•  Finalize new and/or improved bike and pedestrian paths - Work will continue in 2019
•  Drainage improvements - Work will continue in 2019
•  Landscaping - Scheduled for 2019
•  Install new Tahoe City gateway signage - Installation scheduled for 2019
•  New rockery wall across from the Caltrans Maintenance Yard - Completed
•  Forty-year old sewer pipe replacement - Completed
•  Tahoe City Trout Statue dismantling and Williamson tree relocation - Completed

Project completion date is scheduled for fall 2019.

Tahoe City Trout Sculpture Update (June 6, 2018)

The Tahoe City Trout Sculpture has been dismantled and is in storage to allow for the construction of the approved project design. Members of the project delivery team*, along with executives from the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, have had numerous meetings over several years with the artist in an effort to secure a prominent location in the project area to relocate the statue.

The intent from the time the project was resurrected in 2011, approved in 2015 and to the start of construction in 2017 was, and is, to find a prominent location within the project area to continue to showcase the statue to the community and to visitors.  At this time, no reasonable agreement has been made for a new location for the sculpture.  Efforts to secure a new location are ongoing.

*Project Delivery Team: CFLHD-FHWA, Tahoe Transportation District, Placer County, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), Caltrans, and the United States Forest Service (USFS)

Aerial Views of Project Area

Renderings

Renderings are not exact engineering designs. They reflect input from Tahoe City business and property owners, stakeholders, various agencies and residents.  Click on the images below to view the design renderings (note: images do not reflect what may actually be constructed).

Wye roundabout located north of Fanny Bridge		Westerly roundabout located west of Tahoe City on SR 89 near the Caltrans Yard
Aerial view of the westerly roundabout		Easterly roundabout located north of Granlibakken Rd. on West Lake Blvd (SR 89)
New Truckee River Bridge		New Fanny Bridge

Gateway Features

Members of the community and business/property owners and managers have expressed their desire for gateway features in two of the roundabouts. (not the "wye" roundabout). The gateway feature shown below has been approved. The design was developed using guidelines from the North Lake Tahoe Community Wayfinding Signage Design Standards Manual.

Goals

Project goals include:

• Improving pedestrian and cyclists’ safety
• Reducing traffic congestion to improve transit travel times and user experiences
• Providing two safety routes from the west shore
• Making the “wye” area more inviting for shopping and dining
• Adding complete street enhancements to the portion of “old 89/West Lake Blvd. that will become a local road
• Encouraging economic development and revitalizing the community
• Rebuilding 87 year-old Fanny Bridge with sidewalks on both sides
• Improving reliability and connectivity with the new transit center
• Lessening emissions by a reduction in vehicles idling in traffic and sediment run-off from graded storm water treatment

Timeline History

Partners

 
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