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Roadbuilding
U.S. 95 in Las Vegas to be widened under $65 million contract
Widening of a busy corridor in Las Vegas will begin in January now that the Nevada Department of Transportation has awarded a $65 million contract. U.S. 95 will be widened from four lanes to six for 6 miles between Durango Drive and Kyle Canyon Road. “This project will relieve congestion, improve efficiency and enhance safety […]
November 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT hopes I-11 signs will stop GPS confusion
A new two-mile section of an interstate highway that will eventually link Las Vegas and Phoenix – and one day, Mexico and Canada – is causing some confusion for drivers relying on GPS systems, the Las Vegas Sun reports. To help remedy the problem, the Nevada Department of Transportation plans to change interstate shield signs […]
September 14, 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
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 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
Nevada DOT’s Project Neon providing training spots for federal law enforcement
Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) right-of-way purchases for the Project Neon Interstate 15 widening project has created a series of vacant buildings in which the agency is allowing federal law enforcement officials to use as training site. “They have smashed windows, blown doors, and busted through walls in order to simulate a real engagement,” says […]
July 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT awards $33.8 million I-15 widening project
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has awarded Las Vegas Paving a contract for improvements and widening of a 5-mile stretch of Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas. This section of roadways has 41,600 travel along it each day, but is expected to increase 71 percent in the next 15 years. NDOT estimates the project […]
June 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Las Vegas spending $20 million on seismic updates to bridges on I-15
While engineers try to figure out why a bridge in Oklahoma failed so easily when it was hit by a truck on May 19, highway workers in Las Vegas are busy making sure their bridges are safe. According to 3 News Las Vegas, several Interstate 15 bridges are receiving $20 million worth of seismic updates. “We are wrapping […]
May 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT breaks ground on state’s largest public works project, Project Neon
The Nevada DOT (NDOT) has broken ground on Project Neon, which is the largest public works project in the history of the state. The total investment for the project is close to $1 billion and agency officials say it will create 4,000 “high-paying” local jobs. “This critical investment ensures that we meet the state’s growing […]
April 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT and treasurer’s office sell $292.6 million in highway bonds
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the Nevada Treasurer’s Office have sold $292.6 million in Highway Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bonds mainly to be used to build Project Neon. Project Neon is the largest construction project in the state’s history and involves widening a 3.7-mile stretch of I-15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti […]
February 23, 2016
Safety
Worker crushed, killed in Las Vegas trenching accident
A construction worker was killed in a trenching accident involving a piece of equipment late last month. According to a report from News 3 Las Vegas, the unidentified worker was “in a trench with a trenching machine” on the afternoon of Oct. 21 when he “was apparently crushed by the machine in the trench,” said Clark […]
November 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT taps Kiewit Infrastructure West for design-build on Project NEON
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has awarded the $559.4 million Project NEON  design-build contract to Kiewit Infrastructure West. The project involves widening a 3.7-mile stretch of I-15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas. NDOT says this section of the interstate is the busiest section of highway in […]
November 12, 2015
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