As part of a two-year highway improvement project, the Nevada Department of Transportation has announced upcoming impacts to ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A semi-truck fire on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe in front of the South Lake Tahoe airport closed the highway in both directions on Monday morning.

Travelers heading to South Lake Tahoe during the next two weeks should prepare for detours as Caltrans shuts down Highway 50 through Echo Summit in both directions for bridge work until October 2.

A rockslide forced the closure of U.S. Highway 50 in El Dorado County, but crews were able to clear the roadway by Friday evening. The California Department of Transportation said a massive ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — While the idea of a loop road diverting Highway 50 around the South Shore’s casino corridor began circulating in the 1980s, the idea finally appears to be gaining traction.

The plan, known by many as the Tahoe Loop Road, would realign Highway 50, which is now the main route through the city of South Lake Tahoe and Stateline, Nevada, where the large casinos are located.

Caltrans will have to shut down part of Hwy. 50 for 10 days. Then, from May to October, one-way traffic will cause delays.

This route is 115 miles. From Sacramento or the Bay Area, take Interstate 80 east to Truckee, then take Highway 267 and Highway 28 along Lake Tahoe’s east shore.

Highway 50, the main roadway leading to South Lake Tahoe, reopened Tuesday for the first time in about a month as crews continued to mop up the Caldor Fire. Starting around 8 a.m., the nearly 20 ...

The new closure dates have not been scheduled. A two-week closure of Highway 50 in the Sierra will require a detour to South Lake Tahoe, Caltrans announced.