A new roundabout planned 30 years ago near South Lake Tahoe is finally underway, and it should help reduce delays on the drive from San Francisco.
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There’s not much governments can do to ease how often roads to South Lake Tahoe need to close for avalanche mitigation or icy conditions. But there is a project underway to alleviate one of the major pain points on the drive toA proposed roundabout that was planned 30 years ago may finally come to fruition in 2024, according to theThe roundabout will be at the intersection of Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail in Meyers, about 5 miles south of South Lake Tahoe.
One goal of the “Pioneer Trail/US Highway 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project” is to improve traffic flow through the intersection, which regularly backs up in both directions, especially on Friday evenings as cars enter the basin and Sunday evenings as skiers begin the drive back to the Bay Area. Compared with traffic lights, roundabouts tend to have
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