The new bridge over U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto is scheduled to go up this weekend, which will require a segment of the freeway to gradually close down from Saturday night through Sunday morning.
Detours will be set up around construction site
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A new bridge over U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto is expected to provide a year-round connection from south Palo Alto to the Baylands at Adobe Creek. Rendering courtesy city of Palo Alto.
After multiple delays, the new bicycle-pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto is scheduled to go up this weekend, which will require a segment of the freeway to gradually close down from Saturday night through Sunday morning.
Caltrans crews will start closing lanes on Highway 101 in the area between San Antonio and Embarcadero roads beginning Saturday at 8 p.m. All northbound and southbound lanes will be blocked on Sunday from 1:30-6 a.m. Traffic will be allowed on some lanes from 6-11 a.m., after which point the full freeway will reopen.
Overnight lane closures originally scheduled for Thursday through Sunday as part of construction related to a new pedestrian and bike bridge that will cross over U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto have been pushed back until further notice.