Lane closures will begin May 17 at the Mt. Rose Highway summit (State Route 431) as the Nevada Department of Transportation launches a multi-year road project to repave and enhance two mountainous Tahoe-area highways.
Beginning May 17 through late June, single-lane closures will take place Sundays at 8:00 p.m. through Fridays at noon on Mt. Rose Highway from the summit to the State Route 28 roundabout as crews install roadway conduit and improve drainage pipes. While the majority of delays will be minimal, drivers can anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes with traffic flaggers and pilot cars alternating directions of traffic through the work zone.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Lane closures will begin next week in the Incline Village area as the Nevada Department of Transportation launches a multi-year road project to repave and enhance two mountainous Tahoe-area highways.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Nevada Department of Transportation has launched a 2-year highway project that will impact two mountainous Lake Tahoe highways starting this spring and summer in Incline Village and Crystal Bay.
Commercial truck restrictions and shoulder closures will begin on Mount Rose Highway (State Route 431) Monday, May 3 as NDOT repaves and enhances the roadway.
Beginning May 3 through fall, commercial trucks of 26,000 pounds or greater will be prohibited from traveling westbound over SR-431 further than Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, according to a NDOT press release. Trucks will be allowed to travel eastbound from Incline Village to Reno. The truck closure is a safety precaution to prevent trucks traveling down the mountain potentially encountering brake issues in the road work zone.
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is launching a two-year project to repave and enhance two mountain highways in the Lake Tahoe area. As part of the projects, commercial truck restrictions and roadway shoulder closures will begin on Mt. Rose Highway (State Route 431) May 3 .
Beginning May 3 through fall, commercial truck through traffic of 26,000 pounds or greater will be prohibited from traveling westbound over Mt. Rose Highway further than the Mt. Rose ski area. Trucks will be allowed traveling eastbound from Incline Village to Reno. The truck closure is a safety precaution to prevent trucks traveling down the mountain potentially encountering brake issues in the road work zone.
The highways haven’t been fully updated in 14 years. Provided
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. The Nevada State Board of Transportation approved a contract for a two-year transportation project to repave and enhance nearly 15 miles of highway centered around Incline Village.
While the project will improve state routes 28 and 431, community members can anticipate intermittent lane closures and up to 30-minute travel delays on sections of SR-28 between Crystal Bay and south of Sand Harbor State Park and on Mt. Rose Highway from Incline Village to the Tahoe Rim Trailhead at Mt. Rose Summit during the 2021 and 2022 summer construction seasons.
SR-28 from Nevada/California border to south of Sand Harbor State Park improvements include: