May 24, 2019 - MARIPOSA COUNTY – Caltrans has completed repairs and opened northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Bear Valley Road to SR-132 in Coulterville.

caltrans1The closure began on Monday, April 29, 2019.

The shoulders of SR-49 at multiple locations (including the entire roadside embankment) were shifting away from the highway.

Crews rebuilt roadside slopes and shoulders, and placed erosion control measures like “geo grid” – a plastic mesh material – beneath the surface of the slopes.

This work was in addition to repairing or replacing three culverts (underground drainage systems) and rebuilding the road afterward.

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Source: Caltrans