The state transportation board chaired by Governor Brian Sandoval Monday approved an agreement with Harris Communications to build a statewide shared radio system.
The Nevada Appeal reports that the radio system is designed to allow multiple agencies, including law enforcement, public safety workers, and utility workers, to communicate with one another.
The system is being paid for by three main partners — the Nevada Department of Transportation and NHP, Washoe County and NV Energy.
Many details of the project, including the total price, are being held confidential until the agreement is executed by all the partners and Harris Communications.
To eliminate dead spots where there's no radio reception, the company will have to build and install 114 radio transmitter-receiver-repeater sites across the state, many on remote and hard to access mountain tops.
The entire system will take six years to build and install.
