Carson City area road report for the week of April 14-20

Here is the Carson City area road report, courtesy of the public works department, for the week of April 14-20, 2014. There will be a single lane closure on N. Carson Street northbound approaching the intersection with Hot Springs Road on Monday, April 14, from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only the left turn lane of the intersection will be affected.

Beginning Monday April 14, Frontage Road will be closed from Clear Creek Avenue to Arthur Street and Arthur Street will be closed from Frontage Road to Lynett Road. Detours will be marked and access will be provided to businesses during the closure.
 
The Nevada Department of Transportation will be performing road maintenance on Highway 395, S. Carson Street from Fairview Drive south to Highway 50 west. There will be lane closures between 8 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. beginning Sunday night and finishing on Thursday morning. The road will remain open to traffic in both directions.
 
Monk Court will be closed April 15-16 from 7:a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Meanwhile over in Douglas County, initial construction work has begun on the Nevada Department of Transportation's Kingsbury Grade Pavement Reconstruction Project on State Route 207, Kingsbury Grade.

Preliminary construction work will take place on the road shoulders, with flagger controls, Sunday through April 30 during the evening only from approximately 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to NDOT.

Beginning May 1 through Memorial Day weekend, Kingsbury Grade will be closed near Daggett Summit as full construction begins. During the nearly month-long period directly prior to Memorial Day, and another month-long period after Labor Day, Kingsbury Grade will be closed to through traffic near the summit, just east of Tramway Drive. During those times, non-residential traffic will detour through U.S. 50 at Tahoe.

Construction will also continue during the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day, with Kingsbury Grade open to through traffic, but nighttime construction-related lane closures and delays to be expected. The road will be open with one lane in each direction during daytime hours, weekends and holidays through these summer months.

The approximately $15 million project will reconstruct pavement and make drainage, safety, curb and gutter, sidewalk, lighting and other improvements on areas of Kingsbury Grade from just east of Daggett Summit (Tramway Drive) to the intersection of U.S. 50 at Stateline. Construction will follow a very aggressive schedule to complete the project in an accelerated twelve to eighteen months.

"Kingsbury Grade is a vital thoroughfare," said NDOT Project Manager Pedro Rodriguez. "Working with contractor Q&D Construction, we'll reconstruct the roadway and road base to a 13-inch depth, help prevent continuing pavement deterioration from natural springs below the roadway, improve lighting and visibility and do a lot more to keep the road open, accessible and safe into the future. The closures will help complete this project as quickly and as effectively as possible for everyone who uses and commutes on Kingsbury."

The project uses the Construction Manager at Risk process, which brings projectdesigners and contractors together at the start of the project with the goal of completing it more quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

The public can sign up for construction alerts and see additional project information at www.kingsburyproject.com or 1-844-888-ROAD.