​TRAFFIC ALERTS

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REVISED TRAFFIC ALERT: Emerald Avenue Full Closure between Kansas Avenue and Loletta Avenure
Closure: Emerald Avenue Full Closure
Starting: Friday, April 1st at 7:00 PM
Duration: April 1st to April 4th
*This timeframe is subject to change.

Starting Friday night April 1st at 7:00 pm, Emerald Avenue in Modesto, will be closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic between Kansas Ave and Elm Street. Crews will be working day and night reconstructing the road beneath the new SR-132 overcrossing.

Travelers in both directions of Emerald Ave will be redirected west along a detour route to Carpenter Road. There will be detour signs along the route.
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The project team thanks you for your patience and for driving cautiously through the construction areas.

The green outline in the graphic below illustrates the detour route.




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REVISED TRAFFIC ALERT: State Route 99 North Bound On-Ramp Full Closure at 6th and L Street
Starting:  Sunday, March 20th at 9:00 PM
*This timeframe is subject to change

Starting on the evening of March 20, 2022, the State Route 99 Northbound On-Ramp at 6th and L Street will be fully closed until May 31, 2022. Crews will be reconstructing a new Northbound State Route 99 on-ramp at 6th and L Street.
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Vehicular traffic in the area needing to enter Northbound State Route 99 will be directed to utilize the Northbound on-ramp at 6th and I St. There will be detour signs along the route.
The project team thanks you for your patience and for driving cautiously through the construction areas.
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The green outline in the graphic below illustrates the detour route for the NB Highway 99 On-ramp closure.
Click on the map below for a full-size version.
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REVISED TRAFFIC ALERT: Location: Rosemore Avenue, between Kansas Avenue and Elm Avenue
Update: Rosemore Avenue Bridge is closing Monday, January 31
*This time frame is subject to change

A long-term closure of Rosemore Avenue between Kansas Avenue and Elm Avenue is planned to begin Monday, January 31, 2022 and is expected to last until May 31, 2022. This closure is needed so that crews can complete the construction of the new bridge across the new State Route 132 Expressway, which is currently under construction.    
 
This work is weather dependent. This timeframe is subject to change.
 
The green outline in the graphic below illustrates these detour routes available to the traveling public while the intersection is closed.   The intersection of Kansas Avenue and Mercy Avenue has been recently opened to minimize impacts. 
The project team thanks you for your patience and for driving cautiously through the construction areas.

Click here to view the traffic alert.

ABOUT PHASE I

Phase 1 will include construction of the two lane roadway and bridges from State Route 99 to Dakota Avenue. The City of Modesto will construct two lanes with a center turn lane on North Dakota Avenue from the proposed State Route 132 to existing State Route 132 (Maze Boulevard).
Construction began in December, 2019.
This map is not to-scale. Please visit our about page for the full-size map of the project area. 

PREVIEW THE DESIGN HERE! 

IN THE NEWS

Officials gathered Friday on a bare patch of dirt to celebrate the start of construction on the Highway 132 rerouting west from Modesto. The long-awaited project will take three miles of the state highway off Maze Boulevard and move it close to Kansas Avenue... The Modesto Bee
READ MORE HERE.
​The new state highway segment will run about half a mile north of Maze Boulevard, which is the current Highway 132...“What you will see is smoother traffic for goods and services and also the traveling public,” said Jaylen French, director of community and economic development for the city of Modesto... The Modesto Bee
READ MORE HERE.

OVERALL PROJECT TIMELINE