LONG-TERM PROJECTS
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $53.6 million safety project in the Camino area to replace the existing concrete median barrier and fill in the gaps in the barrier, build an undercrossing, a wildlife crossing, make local road improvements and replace culverts. The project is expected to be completed in 2022. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway. Westbound Carson Road is closed between Carson Court and Sierra Blanca Road for bridge work. Motorists are being detoured onto westbound U.S. Highway 50 and back onto Carson Road.
U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work has resumed on an $11.5 million project to replace the U.S. Highway 50 Sawmill (Ridgeway Drive) Undercrossing in Pollock Pines to address the aging bridge deck, improve sight distance, bring the bridge railings up to current design standards and make improvements to Ridgeway Drive, including curb, gutter and sidewalk work. The project also includes adding overhea
The NEXT Beer: 4 popular Pittsburgh-area breweries are opening new locations
She drank at bars far and near.
Coronavirus descended,
She’s been drinking at home for a year.
I call this limerick Ode to 2020. I miss sipping a pint at a bar while I chat with the brewer not only about the deliciousness in my glass, but about life in general.
Breweries are my favorite social hubs because they’re microcosms of their neighborhoods and they attract folks from all over the city … even the world. Covid has robbed us of a lot of great over-the-bar conversations, but there are signs of hope. Several area breweries are launching new, stripped-down locations in 2021. They’ve mastered the takeout business model and adapted to a pandemic world.