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Las Vegas Centennial Bowl project has new flyover bridge, 2nd-longest in Nevada
The third phase of the Centennial Bowl project in Las Vegas is nearing completion, with the opening of Nevada’s second-longest bridge. The new bridge is a half-mile flyover connecting U.S. 95 North with 215 Beltway west. “The new flyover ramp enables direct freeway-to-freeway travel for greater efficiency and safety,” says Nevada Department of Transportation spokesman Tony Illia. “It eliminates the previous stop-and-go surface street travel that required sitting through traffic signals to make a freeway connection.” The flyover is part of the $73 […]
October 5, 2020
Roadbuilding
Skancke to leave Nev. DOT board after four years
Tom Skancke, who has served on the Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) board of directors the past four years and made giant strides in helping to transform the region’s transportation network, is leaving Nevada for Newport Beach to work as a consultant with a tech startup company, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “The thing I […]
December 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada’s Project Neon 40% complete after first year
The Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) Project Neon is 40 percent complete at the one-year mark, a milestone the agency is celebrating during the biggest public works project in the state’s history. The project, with a price tag of almost $1 billion, involves the widening of Interstate 15 between Sahara Avenue in downtown Las Vegas […]
July 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada transportation agencies partner with Waycare on traffic crash prevention platform
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) have partnered with Waycare to use predictive technology aimed at preventing traffic crashes and congestion. Waycare’s platform combines historical data and real-time data, such as weather conditions, speeds and traffic light timing to identify dangerous driving […]
July 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Five states honored in western regional America’s Transportation Awards competition
Five states representing eight projects received honors for top transportation projects as western regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials annual meeting. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of […]
June 30, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada’s Move Over law includes DOT vehicles starting July 1
Nevada’s Mover Over law will include Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Freeway Service Patrol vehicles beginning July 1. Violators of the law can be charged with a misdemeanor. The state recently added this amendment to the law that requires drivers to “slow down, proceed with caution, and, if possible, move to the far lane […]
June 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Aggregate Industries SWR completes $16.5 million Blue Diamond Road widening project in Nevada
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) reports Aggregate Industries SWR has completed a $16.5 million widening project of the Blue Diamond Road (SR 160) in southwest Clark County. “State Route 160 is vital for the southwest valley acting as a crucial link between Las Vegas and Pahrump,” says NDOT spokesman Tony Illia. “Increased travel and […]
June 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT adds roadway information systems to boost safety on U.S. 395
The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun installing “enhanced information systems” to U.S. 395 in the North Valleys region in an effort to improve traffic safety and mobility. The installation of technologies such as new roadway signage, ramp meters and wrong-way drive detection systems will continue through early 2018, NDOT says, and will require “periodic” […]
April 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT replaces welcome signs across the state
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is replacing welcome signs across the state with new signs designed by Nevada art students. The first welcome sign was installed March 15 at the Nevada-California border on State Route 88 south of Minden. NDOT says it will replace another 25 signs at other border locations in the coming […]
March 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT celebrates 100 years
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) celebrated its 100th birthday Thursday. Formed as the Nevada Department of Highways in 1917, the department’s original mission was to turn the rutted dirt paths forged by pioneers into roads, according to a report from CarsonNow.org. Highway construction, at the time, was difficult, and road grading was done using teams of horses. In January […]
March 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA ranks Nevada bridges #1 in the nation
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) recently-released analysis of bridges in the United States shows that only 1.6 percent of Nevada’s approximately 2,000 public bridges are considered structurally deficient, once again making Nevada the top ranking state in the nation, the Carson Valley Times reports. The Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) bridge inspection and rehabilitation program has […]
March 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT installing the first of 52 active traffic management signs on its highways
Earlier this month, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) began upgrading the way it alerts motorists by installing the first of 52 Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs on a portion of U.S. 95,  the Las Vegas Sun reports. The signs are part of Project Neon, a nearly $1 million project that includes widening 3.7 miles of Interstate 15 from […]
February 27, 2017
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