Weekly Traffic Control Report

October 28, 2021

2021 RTC PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
RTC Project Manager, Scott Gibson, P.E., – (775) 335-1874

No work scheduled.

 

NORTH VALLEYS IMPROVEMENT PHASE 3B, NORTH VIRGINIA STREET & PANTHER DRIVE

RTC Project Manager, Sara Going, P.E. – (775) 335-1897

Monday 11/1 – Tuesday 11/2

To complete paving activities, North Virginia Street will be closed in the southbound direction from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Sunset Mountain Road to the intersection at Panther Drive. The road will remain open to northbound traffic, and a southbound detour will be provided via Golden Valley Road.

Trash pickup will continue as scheduled and access will remain open for mail deliveries.

During construction RTC RIDE bus service may be temporarily impacted within the project area.

Travel lanes will be reopened to two-way traffic after 6pm on Tuesday, November 2.

 

TE SPOT 10 – FUEL TAX
RTC Project Manager, Sara Going, P.E. – (775) 335-1897

Construction continues at the following locations:

  • Veterans Parkway & Long Meadow Drive
  • Steamboat Parkway & Horse Ranch Road
  • Sparks Boulevard & Ion Drive
  • Victorian Avenue & 16th Street

Travelers should expect shoulder closures at all locations while construction crews complete trenching work. Though roadways will remain open to traffic, the number of travel lanes may be temporarily reduced from 9am to 3pm Monday through Friday.

 

ITS PHASE 3
RTC Project Manager, Blaine Petersen, P.E. – (775) 335-1871

Construction of underground infrastructure is complete.  New fiber optic cable will be installed through the month of November at the following locations:

  • Rock Boulevard between Prater Way and Glendale Avenue (Night Work).
  • Lake Street from First Street to Second Street.
  • Lemmon Drive from North Virginia Street to US 395 southbound off-ramp.

 

NEWPORT LANE
RTC Project Manager, Roy Flores, P.E. – (775) 335-1881

Paving of the roadway is complete. The contractor will be cleaning up the job site and working on punch list items. Drivers should expect intermittent traffic control throughout the project limits.

 

TE SPOT 10 – NORTH
RTC Project Manager, Andrew Jayankura, P.E., PTOE – (775) 332-2139

Construction will be postponed until next spring for pavement slurry seal.  The intersection will be open for normal operations starting October 22, 2021.

New roadway configuration in place, please use caution driving through the intersection.

 

KINGS ROW REHABILITATION – KEYSTONE AVENUE TO WYOMING AVENUE
RTC Project Manager, Jeff Wilbrecht, P.E. – (775) 335-1872

Roadway and sidewalk rehabilitation work in final stages, please look for lane shifts.

  • Traffic control includes lane shifts to accommodate final striping and final utility work along all of Kings Row from Keystone Avenue to Wyoming Avenue.
  • On-street parking is closed during daytime working hours on Kings Row (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) – residents are encouraged to park in driveways or along side streets. Vehicles parked in the work zone will be towed.
  • Look for sidewalk closures and pedestrian detours within the work zone.

 

LEMMON DRIVE SEGMENT 1 – US 395 TO MILITARY ROAD
RTC Project Manager, Judy Tortelli, P.E. – (775) 335-1824

 Q&D continues work on the new retaining wall near Walgreens.

  • Drivers may see shoulder and lane closures on Lemmon Drive from Sky Vista Parkway/Buck Drive to just east of the Walgreens driveway during daytime working hours.
  • Access to Walgreens driveway and the access road from Lemmon Drive will be closed for approximately four months.  Please use Sky Vista Parkway to access Walgreens.

This week drivers can expect to see additional traffic control including orange barrels on the outside lanes of Lemmon Drive from Sky Vista Parkway/Buck Drive to Military Road as crews prepare for roadway widening.

 

 

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