Clarksburg, CA (MPG) - Sacramento County’s construction contractor is currently repairing the bridge over Sutter Slough on South River Road, approximately eight miles south in the town of Clarksburg. 

The road’s name as it continues south of the bridge is Sutter Slough Bridge Road. The project, managed and funded by Sacramento County, began earlier this month and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 10, weather permitting. The work is necessary to repair structural damage caused by a truck collision last year. 

To complete the work, lane closures with alternating traffic are scheduled weekdays during the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 and Oct. 6 to 10.

Full bridge closure were scheduled to be in effect the week of Sept. 15 to 19 and the week of Sept. 22 to 26. Full closure is required to safely complete work across the entire bridge deck.

Travelers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during the closures. Detour signage is in place, and local access to properties and businesses within the closed section will be maintained. The bridge is expected to be fully open to traffic on weekends.

For the latest updates, visit Sacramento County’s webpage for Road and Lane Closures at www.SacCounty.gov. Yolo County continues to update its road closures map as information is shared by Sacramento County at www.YoloCounty.gov/road-closures. The public is urged to slow down and obey all construction signs and flaggers when traveling through the work zone.