Weekend Road Closures Scheduled for Elk Grove Soap Box Derby

From the City of Elk Grove

Community organizers plan to reintroduce the soap box derby to Elk Grove this weekend, prompting road closures along Grantline Road and Kammerer Road at Highway 99 both Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day, family-oriented event features amateur racing heats with soap box racers ages 7-18 and their parent “pit crews.”  The races revive a tradition that was popular in Elk Grove in the 1970s.

For the event to take place, road closures are required near the Grant Line Interchange at Highway 99 both Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Eastbound lanes on Kammerer Road will be closed between Lent Ranch Parkway and Highway 99 southbound ramps.  Westbound lanes will be open to traffic.  West Stockton Blvd. will be fully closed at Kammerer Road.

Detours and traffic controls will be in effect, and the Elk Grove Police Department will provide traffic control oversight.  The roads will reopen after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information about the soap box derby, visit www.svsbd.com or contact Chris Harris at 408-858-3310or chris@corpwest.com.

For questions about the road closures, call Public Works at 687-3005.