Yolo County officials are urging motorists to use caution on South River Road, a levee-top roadway that stretches from West Sacramento to the Freeport Bridge along the Sacramento River, due to shoulder erosion that has created hazardous driving conditions.
The county’s Public Works staff confirmed several eroded sections along the corridor, leaving little to no room for vehicles to pull off the pavement, officials said in a statement Monday.
Temporary safety measures were being installed this week, including changeable message signs warning of “no shoulder” conditions and advising drivers to slow to 35 mph. Permanent signage changes are also under consideration, the county said, but no roadwork is planned to shore up the shoulders…