Drivers will have to find an alternate route around Folsom Lake Crossing as engineers close the busy road for blasting as part of the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway project.

Blasting is scheduled between 7 and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Monday and running through Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

During those times, Folsom Lake Crossing Road between Folsom-Auburn Road and Natoma Street will be shut down, as well the bike trail.

The blasting operation is designed to clear out rock from the outlet of the auxiliary spillway, creating an exit channel for water to flow from the spillway to the American River, officials said. This is expected to be the final round of blasting for the project.

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