FOLSOM, Calif. — The City of Folsom announced the long-awaited traffic safety improvement project at Folsom Lake Crossing and East Natoma Street is set to begin Wednesday.
The project is designed to improve safety, reduce accidents and fatalities, and increase mobility.
"Project crews will apply a rubberized friction surface treatment to the roadway, which will enhance surface drainage and significantly boost tire traction," the city wrote on its website. "This treatment is expected to reduce the risk of accidents caused by wet or slippery road conditions."
Construction is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and begin at 4 a.m. on June 19 and 20.
All lanes will remain open throughout the project, however, minor traffic delays are expected.
The surface treatment project is anticipated to be done on June 23.
In July, crews will install 2,150 feet of metal beam median barriers, radar speed feedback signs and updated pavement markers and signage.
A grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program is funding the project.
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