‘Fix 50’ work to close Highway 99/50 interchange through weekend. What to know
The busy Highway 99 connector to westbound Highway 50 will close late Friday through 5 a.m. Monday as Caltrans’ half-billion-dollar Fix 50 project nears the finish line.
Here’s what drivers need to know before hitting the road this weekend:
The northbound Highway 99 connector will close at 10 p.m. Friday for the weekend-long work. Construction crews will perform reinforced concrete work on a 24-foot-wide section of roadway on the northbound Highway 99 connector to Highway 50.
Caltrans officials recommend that drivers use eastbound Highway 50 to 65th Street, then take the 65th Street off-ramp, turn left onto 65th Street and use the on-ramp to westbound Highway 50.
When the Fix 50, or U.S. Highway 50 Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project, is completed, crews will have rehabilitated 53 lane-miles of pavement and added 14 lane-miles of high-occupancy vehicle lanes from the Highway 50/Interstate 5 interchange to the U.S. Highway 50/Watt Avenue interchange.
Speeds through the work zone are 55 mph, and the California Highway Patrol will enforce traffic laws through the work zone.
For more information, visit the U.S. Highway 50 Multimodal Corridor Enhancement and Rehabilitation Project or the Caltrans District 3 website.
This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM.
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