{"id":296190,"date":"2026-05-02T05:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/296190\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:47:23","slug":"hwy-168-construction-lanes-to-close-in-fresno-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/296190\/","title":{"rendered":"Hwy 168 construction: Lanes to close in Fresno County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresno County drivers can expect months of delays on a key stretch of Highway 168<\/a> due to road repairs, according to Caltrans.<\/p>\n

Crews are working to \u201crehabilitate or replace 125 culverts\u201d at various locations along the roadway, the California Department of Transportation said on the project site.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Caltrans wants to fix culverts that are damaged, perforated, heavily rusted or have \u201creached or exceeded their design life\u201d to ensure proper drainage.<\/p>\n

The tunnel structures allow water to pass under roads<\/a>, trails or railways, according to York Bridge Concepts.<\/p>\n

Work on the $11 million construction project starts soon.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n

Where is construction on Highway 168?<\/p>\n

According to Caltrans, repairs will focus on the section of Highway 168 from the Fowler Avenue overcrossing in Clovis to Warbler Lane in Shaver Lake.<\/p>\n

Workers with contractor Wylatti Resource Management will start by \u201cinstalling temporary high-visibility fencing at culvert repair sites\u201d along Highway 168, Caltrans said in an April 24 Facebook post.<\/p>\n

After that fencing is installed, crews will \u201cbegin rehabilitating the first segment of culverts beginning at just west of Newmark Road\u201d and continue east toward Shaver Lake, the state roads agency said.<\/p>\n

\"Fresno Fresno 168 Culvert Rehabilitation in Fresno County will start on May 4. Courtesy of Caltrans When can I expect delays in Fresno County?<\/p>\n

Work on the culvert replacement project starts on Monday, May 4.<\/p>\n

Construction is scheduled to take place 6 a..m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Caltrans said via Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cClosures may continue for longer periods of time … due to delays caused by weather or uncontrollable events,\u201d the state agency said.<\/p>\n

Drivers can expect one-way reversing traffic control or lane closures depending on the lanes available in each direction, according to Caltrans.<\/p>\n

Caltrans said motorists should \u201cdrive with extra care and allow additional travel time while travelling in the construction area.\u201d<\/p>\n

How long will the roadwork last?<\/p>\n

According to Caltrans, the project is expected to be completed in summer 2027.<\/p>\n

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Alexiah Syrai Olsen is a service journalism reporter for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and design from The New School in New York City.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno County drivers can expect months of delays on a key stretch of Highway 168 due to road…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-296190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}