Lane reductions begin on Mt. Rose Highway for NDOT’s Incline Village improvement project
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/11/2022 - 9:58am
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Beginning Sunday, Sept. 11, drivers will see lane closures and travel delays on upper Mt. Rose Highway (State Route 431) as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues enhancements to State Routes 431 and 28 near Incline Village.
NEW LANE CLOSURES
Lane closures with up to 30-minute travel delays will be in place Sept. 11 through late September on upper Mt. Rose Highway from the Tahoe Meadows area to the State Route 28 roundabout in Incline Village. The lane closures take place, 24-hours-a-day from Sundays at 8p.m. through 5p.m. Saturdays for repaving of the roadway.
CONTINUING TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
Day and nighttime single lane closures will also continue on State Route 28 from Crystal Bay to south of the Sand Harbor State Park area. While the majority of delays will be minimal, drivers can anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes with alternating directions of traffic through the work zone.
Commercial trucks with air brakes (26,000 pounds or greater) are prohibited from traveling westbound over Mt. Rose Highway between the Mt. Rose ski resort and Incline Village. The truck closure is a safety precaution to prevent trucks traveling down the mountain potentially encountering brake issues in the road work zone. Trucks will be allowed traveling eastbound.
The East Shore Trail will be inaccessible in the construction area, at the largest bridge, between 8p.m. to 6a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, during this timeframe.
Continuing construction during the 2022 season includes:
— Select roadway cross slopes will be reconstructed for enhanced roadway alignment and drainage
— Drainage and guardrail improvements will enhance roadside safety and water quality, ensuring additional stormwater treatment before reaching Lake Tahoe
— Enhanced sidewalks, sidewalk ramps, and driveway accesses
— An aging timber retaining wall on SR 28 approximately a half mile north of Memorial Point lookout will be reinforced
— Drainage improvements will be made where Marlette Creek crosses underneath SR 28, enhancing water quality and ensuring additional stormwater treatment before reaching Lake Tahoe
SR 431 from SR 28 roundabout in Incline Village to Tahoe Rim Trailhead at Mt. Rose Summit:
— Repaving eight miles of SR 431- Three inches of roadway asphalt will be removed and replaced
Approximately three miles of new concrete barrier rail
— Select roadway shoulders will be reconstructed and flattened
For additional information, see InclineHighways.com. You can also call the project hotline at (775) 560-0402, e-mail InclineHighways@gmail.com or text INCLINE to (775) 242-9168 to sign up for text alerts.
Additional state highway information is available at dot.nv.gov or by calling (775) 888-7000. Also follow @NevadaDOTReno on Twitter for traffic and project updates in northern Nevada, and @nevadadot on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates from across the state.
