NDOT to paint cattle guard on Highway 50 east of Dayton to reduce horses on roadway
CARSON CITY — Single lane closures will happen this Friday and Saturday on U.S. 50 east of Dayton as the Nevada Department of Transportation paints a cattle guard across the highway to reduce horses entering the roadway.
U.S. 50 will be reduced to one lane in each direction near Chavez Road east of Dayton between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily June 1-2 as a cattle guard is painted across the highway.
Approximately 100 feet of fencing will also be installed connecting both sides of the cattle guard to existing livestock fencing along the roadside.
Visually interpreted by horses and some other livestock as a dimensional barrier, the painted cattle guard will keep drivers and livestock safer by limiting horses entering the existing fenced section of highway, according to an NDOT news release. Travel speeds will be reduced to 55 mph through the work zone. The road work schedule is subject to change.
Approximately 10 miles of livestock fencing is already in place in the Stagecoach and Silver Springs areas of U.S. 50. Additional sections of livestock fencing will be added to U.S. 50 between Stagecoach and the USA Parkway intersection in coming years as NDOT widens the road from a two-lane to a four-lane divided highway.
State transportation information is available at nevadadot.com or by calling (775) 888-7000.