Why you will encounter lane restrictions on Highway 160

The state Department of Transportation reports that motorists should prepare for overnight construction activity and lane restrictions through the summer on a portion of Highway 160 in the Delta.

Construction crews will be working seven days a week from West Sherman Island Road to Highway 12 through July 31, according to Caltrans.

Motorists can expect overnight alternating lane restrictions from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Fridays through Sundays, Caltrans reports in a news release.

The first traffic-interfering work will begin Thursday, when crews begin grinding off the old pavement for northbound and southbound lanes.

The work is the first phase of a $4 million project to resurface areas of Highway 160 to south of Walnut Grove. Other work includes replacing electrical loops, crack sealing, metal beam guardrail repairs and striping, according to Caltrans.

This story was originally published July 6, 2017 at 8:08 AM with the headline "Why you will encounter lane restrictions on Highway 160."