Pacific Gas and Electric Company is modifying the times that Caribou Road is open during a road repair project in the Plumas National Forest. Caribou Road is subject to closures for through traffic through mid-August, then will be completely closed to through traffic until late September.
The closure is about six miles north of Highway 70, or about halfway between Queen Lily Campground and Belden Dam.
On weekdays through mid-August, the Caribou Road will open to through traffic before 8 a.m., at which time the contractor closes the road for work. During weekdays, the road will reopen briefly to allow for through traffic at 10 a.m., noon and 4:30 p.m., rather than at the top of each hour as was done previously. After 5:30 p.m., the road is open until 8 a.m. the next work day.
Currently during work hours on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outside of work hours until mid-August, the road will be open to through traffic.
Starting in mid-August, Caribou Road – also known as U.S. Forest Service Road 27N26— will be completely closed to through traffic 24 hours a day at the work location until mid-to-late September.
The road repairs are necessary to stabilize a section of the roadway and to maintain safe and reliable access for the public and PG&E.
To reach Butt Valley Reservoir and Caribou Road from the north, motorists are advised to take the Prattville-Butt Reservoir Road from Highway 89 in Prattville west to Butt Valley Reservoir.
Signage notifying motorists of the closures is posted along Caribou Road just north of Queen Lily Campground.
