Plan ahead for Bay Area: Caltrans to shut down Interstate 80 freeway for bridge removal

A section of Interstate 80 between Sacramento and San Francisco will close for 10 hours overnight beginning Saturday evening, according to Caltrans.

The freeway will be closed in Solano County from Red Top Road to the I-680 connector near Fairfield between 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday, Caltrans District 4 wrote in a social media post. Work crews will be removing the bridge connecting eastbound Highway 12 to I-80 as part of the $740 million interchange project.

Delays for motorists due to the closure are anticipated to last 30 to 45 minutes, according to Caltrans. Here’s where you’ll be diverted:

Westbound I-80

Drivers will enter onto the I-680 connector ramp and travel southbound to connect to I-780 before getting back onto I-80.

Eastbound I-80

Cars will be diverted from Red Top Road onto Lopes Road before following the detour back onto the eastbound I-80 ramp.