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Nevada Extends Highway Closure After Quake Damaged Repaired

Jun 16, 2020

The temporary closure of part of a major north-south highway in west-central Nevada to repair earthquake damage is being extended through June 30. U.S. 95 between the U.S. Route 6 and State Route 360 junctions in Esmeralda and Mineral counties had been scheduled to reopen Wednesday.

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Nevada Transportation Department Expects Cuts Of $143M

Jun 10, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Department of Transportation expects $143 million in budget cuts over the next two years because of declining highway fund revenues caused by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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NDOT Builds Out EV Infrastructure As Revenue Questions Remain

Jan 15, 2020

In Nevada’s effort to become more electric-vehicle friendly, Kristina Swallow works where the rubber meets the road.

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NDOT To Close Parts Of U.S. 95 Overnight For Paving Project

Jun 05, 2019

Parts of U.S. Highway 95 will close to traffic this week.

The Nevada Department of Transportation says U.S. 95 northbound between Las Vegas and Martin Luther King Boulevards will close overnight Wednesday.

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NDOT Breaks Ground On Next Phase Of Centennial Bowl Project

Jan 24, 2019

The Nevada Department of Transportation broke ground Wednesday on the next phase of the Centennial Bowl interchange.

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NDOT Says It Can Keep Running, Despite Government Shutdown

Jan 09, 2019

The Nevada Department of Transportation says it can keep running as usual despite the government shutdown – at least for now.

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Threatened Tortoise Project Flaws Cost NV Taxpayers $700K

Mar 31, 2018

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A newspaper's investigation has determined Nevada taxpayers got stuck with a $700,000 bill to fix the flawed installation of fences along a highway intended to protect the threatened Mojave desert tortoise north of Las Vegas.

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Nevada Resort Association Boss Named To Transportation Panel

Jan 06, 2018

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Resort Association President Virginia Valentine has been named to the state Department of Transportation's board of directors, the first woman to be appointed to the panel.

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A Portion Of Interstate 15 To Close For Project Neon

Oct 24, 2017

A portion of southbound Interstate 15 north of downtown Las Vegas will close Wednesday night for the road project known as Project Neon.

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NDOT Moving Ahead With Interchange At Apex Industrial Park

Aug 16, 2017

State officials are moving ahead with a $58 million freeway project near Apex Industrial Park.

A five-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 93 will be widened from Interstate 15 to Apex Power Parkway in North Las Vegas.

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'Move Over' Law Expanded To Include NDOT Vehicles

Jun 29, 2017

Nevada drivers will now have to move over for more than just emergency vehicles, thanks to an Assembly Bill 17.

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Move-Over Law Expanded To NDOT Vehicles

May 17, 2017

Starting this summer, drivers in Las Vegas will be required by law to slow down and change lanes if possible to accommodate pulled-over Nevada Department of Transportation vehicles, according to the Las Vegas Sun.

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'Big Squeeze' Next Big Headache For Downtown Commuters

Mar 15, 2017

Las Vegas commuters have until 9 p.m. Monday to brace for road construction dubbed the “Big Squeeze.”

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Centennial Bowl Gets Green Light For Next Phase Of Construction

Mar 14, 2017

Construction is expected to wrap up by July 4 on the current phase of the Centennial Bowl project in northwest Las Vegas, and state officials on have started looking ahead to two additional jobs aimed at completing Nevada’s the interchange as soon as 2022.

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After 'Carnado,' A Bigger Construction Project Looms

Mar 13, 2017

"The Big Squeeze" will begin March 21.

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Pyramid Lake Highway To Reopen

Mar 03, 2017

The Nevada Department of Transportation is opening Pyramid Lake Highway after completing the majority of flood damage repairs.

State Route 446 has been closed since flooding damaged much of the roadway, caving in one 50-foot section of the highway and washing out 10 other areas.

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The 'Big Squeeze' To Hit Commuters In March

Mar 02, 2017

The next phase of Project Neon will hit las vegas commuters later this month.

Officials with the Department of Transportation have called it the Big Squeeze, as U.S. Highway 95 will be narrowed to two lanes in each direction between Rancho Drive and the Spaghetti Bowl Interchange.

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NDOT Plans $8.7 Million For Nye County

Feb 17, 2017

The Nevada Department of Transportation announced it will undertake $8.7 million in highway improvements for Nye County.

The upgrades will include a section of Highway 160 near mile marker 26.5 known as Johnnie Curve.

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Transportation Officials Report Shortfall On Bridge Repairs

Feb 15, 2017

Transportation officials this week said that while the majority of Nevada’s bridges are in good condition, the state faces a $133 million shortfall for several upgrades.

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Las Vegas Strip To Close On New Year’s Eve

Dec 21, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Department of Transportation says it will close a 5-mile stretch of the Las Vegas Strip for up to 13 hours during the city's New Year celebration.

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State Removes Unauthorized Sculptures From Along Highway

Nov 14, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Department of Transportation workers have removed about a dozen unauthorized sculptures along State Route 488 in the vicinity of the eastern Nevada community of Baker and nearby Great Basin National Park.

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Nevada Giving Its State Welcome Signs An Upgrade

May 11, 2016

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The signs that greet highway motorists as they cross state-border entry points into Nevada will feature new designs for the first time in about two decades.

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Nevada Declares Epidemic Of Pedestrian Deaths

Mar 08, 2016

Already this year, there have been 19 pedestrian deaths in Nevada, a 46 percent increase from the same period last year. Last year, 92 pedestrians died.