FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
September 16,
2020
Tony
Illia,
NDOT Public
Information Officer
Tel:
(702)
385-6509
| E-mail:
tillia@dot.nv.gov
PRESS
RELEASE
U.S.
Highway
95
Paving Upgrades,
Traffic
Delays
Start
This Week
in
Nye County
NYE
COUNTY,
NEV.
– The
Nevada
Department of
Transportation (NDOT) announces
that
work begins
this
week on
a $17.1 million,
32-mile upgrade of U.S.
Highway 95 between Mile
Markers 72
and 104, or roughly
from
12 miles
north of
Beatty
to 4 miles
south
of the
Nye/Esmeralda
County
line.
Road and
Highway
Builders LLC is
the general
contractor.
The 6-month-long project
calls for
placing new
asphalt pavement
and turn lanes
as well as
creating a new
2-mile-long northbound
passing lane,
widening roadway shoulders,
and
flattening
side
slopes for safer vehicle turnouts.
“This
project
greatly enhances
the safety
and road
smoothness
of this
critical stretch of
highway,” said
NDOT
spokesman Tony
Illia.
“This state-funded
project
creates 222 direct,
indirect
and
induced
local
jobs.”
Construction
started September 15,
with
work
occurring from
6 a.m.
until 4 p.m.
daily,
Monday through
Friday.
Initially,
there will be two active
work
zones with a
flagger at
Scotty’s Junction
(Mile
Marker 96) and
a pilot
car operation at
Mile
Marker 103,
safely escorting motorists
through the construction
area.
Motorists can expect
minor travel
delays.
Other project
upgrades
include drainage and
lighting improvements,
plus
installing Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS) wiring
and conduit,
hydro-seeding 4.4 acres
and transplanting
366
trees.
The undertaking
adds 95 miles
of rumble
strips,
places 400
cubic
yards of
riprap and installs
tortoise
fencing
and a cattle guard.
This
stretch of
freeway
averages
roughly 8,400
vehicles
daily, with
18 percent
of total
traffic
coming from
heavy
truck travel.
The project
is
anticipated to finish
in
the spring
of
2021.
Motorists
should
use
caution
while
travelling
through
the
work
zone, heed
construction
signage,
and
take alternate detour routes,
if possible.
NDOT
works with
Waze
to
inform the
public
about planned
highway
restrictions, but
unscheduled
construction
changes,
closures
and restrictions
are possible
due to
weather or other factors.
For the latest
state highway
conditions, visit
nvroads.com or call
511 before
driving.
NDOT and
its
contractors continue
vital
highway construction and maintenance activities
upkeeping
Nevada’s
transportation
system
for essential
travel and
supply
chain deliveries. The
department
actively
practices COVID-19-related public
health
and
safety
protocols, including social
distancing of
six feet
or more
and
restricting
groups
to 10
or less,
thereby keeping our team,
families
and communities
safe and connected.
Tony Illia
Public Information Officer
Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
123 E. Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 170
Las Vegas, NV 89125-0170
T: 702-385-6509
M: 702-249-2334
E:
tillia@dot.nv.gov
W:
nevadadot.com
Twitter: @NevadaDOT | @TonyIllia
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