NDOT To Begin Work On I-15 Widening In NLV

Moapa Valley Progress

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) broke ground earlier this week on a $33.8 million project to widen Interstate 15 between Craig Road and Speedway Boulevard in North Las Vegas. Las Vegas Paving is the general contractor.

The first work on the project took place on Monday morning this week. Full construction work is expected to begin in October. The project is expected to be completed by early 2018.
The project will expand a 5-mile-long stretch of highway from four to six travel lanes in each direction, plus install new lighting, signage and landscaping that features weathered steel art sculptures. Other work calls for drainage improvements as well as widening and seismic upgrades to four overpass structures at Range Road and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.

“The project will improve safety and mobility through the northern Interstate 15 corridor, greatly reducing travel times and congestion,” said NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon. “It will also enhance traffic flows entering and exiting the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is especially crucial during NASCAR events and the Electric Daisy Carnival.”
The section of interstate currently sees 41,600 vehicles daily; however, traffic is expected to increase 71 percent by 2033.

The project will move 385,000 cubic yards of earth, which is enough dirt to fill 5,100 average sized swimming pools. Construction additionally entails placing 166,500 tons of asphalt or enough blacktop paving to cover 33,300 driveways.
The 18-month-long project will see up to 100 workers onsite during the peak of activity.

Although construction will take place during daytime and nighttime hours, at least two lanes of traffic will remain open at all times in each direction during peak use hours.

Motorists should use caution while travelling through the work zone, heed construction signage, and take alternate routes, if possible. For current road information go to: nvroads.com.