NDOT to begin lane closures starting Wednesday on Upper Mt. Rose Highway
CARSON CITY — Beginning Wednesday, intermittent daytime lane closures will take place on Mt. Rose Highway, State Route 431 in areas near Incline Village and Mt Rose Ski Resort as the Nevada Department of Transportation improves roadside guardrail and resurfaces sections of the roadway.
Beginning Aug. 28 through early October, one-way traffic with pilot cars will intermittently be in place Mondays through Fridays between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on alternating small sections of the highway in Incline Village and the northern side of Mt. Rose Summit. While most travel delays will be short, motorists should anticipate maximum travel delays of up to 30 minutes. Motorists are advised to leave extra travel time and reduce travel speeds to posted speed limits or slower as needed.
A half mile of roadside concrete barrier rail just below Country Club Drive in Incline Village will be replaced. The barrier rail is aging and has been worn by elements and traffic. It will be replaced with new concrete barrier to deflect and prevent wayward vehicles from drifting off of the mountainous highway.
On the other side of the summit, two switchback roadway curves will be repaved with a high friction asphalt surface. The pavement uses a polymer binding to provide a more skid resistant surface that has shown to reduce crashes between 57 and 90 percent in other states. Roadway signage will also be enhanced to further focus drivers on navigating the turns.
The improvements by contractor Road and Highway Builders will enhance the sections of highway for the more than 5,000 drivers who travel it daily.
Nevada state road information is available at nevadadot.com or by calling (775) 888-7000.