Motorists hoping for a break from roadwork delays, due to the coronavirus, will be disappointed. Cal Trans says it is deferring non-essential tasks, without being more specific. But it says construction crews are still working on scheduled projects. That includes two more segments of Highway 20 between Nevada and Yuba Counties. Public Information Officer Gilbert Mohtes-Chan says work continues on a two-mile stretch, to complete a straightening project between Hammonton-Smartsville Road and the Parks Bar Bridge. And blasting is also planned in the next two to three weeks between 10am and 2pm weekdays, which could stop traffic for up to an hour…

Meanwhile, Mohtes-Chan says prep work is also scheduled to begin this week on a five-mile stretch between Marysville Road and the Parks Bar Bridge, with intermittent one-way traffic controls..

Delays are usually in place between 7am and 3pm weekdays. Mohtes-Chan says both projects will take two construction seasons to complete. Also in Nevada County, one-way traffic controls are again in effect this week for prep work for a Highway 174 safety project between Grass Valley and Colfax.