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Heads up, drivers: Detour coming to Cholame ‘Y’ interchange on Highway 46

Work is now underway to build the long-awaited flyover interchange at the Cholame “Y” interchange linking Highways 46 and 41, where several deadly accidents have occurred including the head-on crash that killed actor James Dean in 1955.
Work is now underway to build the long-awaited flyover interchange at the Cholame “Y” interchange linking Highways 46 and 41, where several deadly accidents have occurred including the head-on crash that killed actor James Dean in 1955. jjohnston@thetribunenews.com

Drivers heading from southbound Highway 41 to eastbound Highway 46 near Cholame will encounter a detour next week, according to a Caltrans news release.

From Monday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Sept. 27, southbound drivers on Highway 41 attempting to turn onto Highway 46 East toward Bakersfield will be redirected onto westbound Highway 46 toward Paso Robles for about one mile, before they can turn around and continue east again.

Traffic signs will be in place to help direct drivers.

The temporary detour is part of Caltrans’ expansion of the two-lane highway into a four-lane expressway at the “Y” interchange.

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Sadie Dittenber
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Sadie Dittenber writes about education for The Tribune and is a California Local News Fellow through the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. Dittenber graduated from The College of Idaho with a degree in international political economy.
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