EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- U.S. Highway 50 is closed for two weeks starting Friday, Sept. 18 for the Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct Replacement Project.

Crews are installing seven 96-foot bridge girders, a $14.1 million project, according to Caltrans. Drivers can take detours through Johnson Pass Road or State Routes 89, 88, 49 and 16. The highway should reopen by Friday, October 2, unless severe weather or other unexpected delays arise.