US 395 Closure & Detour Information
A small section of U.S. 395 will fully close for 15 days while crews install two wildlife crossings underneath the roadway as part of the Sonora Junction Shoulders Project. During the closure, there will be no vehicle access between the closure points. There is a detour:
The detour route is about 10 miles longer for north and southbound travelers. With the increase in traffic along the detour, please be alert. The detour is primarily single lanes for both directions. Do not pass in no-passing zones. Watch for wildlife. There is very limited or no cell service along the route.
Towns & Businesses Open
*last services available before the detour*
The Sonora Junction Shoulder Widening Project is widening the existing paved shoulders to the standard 8-foot shoulder width on U.S. 395 in Mono County from Burcham Flat Road to the south side of the junction with State Route 108.
Crews are installing shoulder rumble strips, upgrading existing guardrails to Midwest Guardrail System, correcting the super-elevations of three substandard curves, installing approximately 1,050 linear feet of retaining walls, stabilizing cut slopes with anchored wire mesh, and extending or replacing existing culverts.
Additionally, the preferred alternative calls for the installation of wildlife undercrossing structures in two locations and wildlife exclusionary fencing to connect the two structures.
This project is meant to enhance roadway safety and make the highway accessible to all modes of transportation.
