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South Carson Street Project, Carson City area road report for week of Oct. 19-25

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 19-25, 2020. The South Carson Street Project is in its final stretches toward completion, including the roundabout. For information on lane restrictions and street closures for the South Carson Street Project, see CarsonProud.com.

The following closures and detours are part of the cone zone for the South Carson Street Project this week:

— Roop Street between Industrial Park Drive and Fairview will be closed to southbound traffic only on Tuesday, October 20, and there will be temporary lane shifts throughout the week.

— South Carson Street from 5th Street to Fairview will be closed to southbound traffic. Southbound traffic will use 5th to Roop Street to Fairview as a detour, except on Tuesday, October 20, southbound traffic will be directed to use Musser Street to access Roop Street.

— The 5th Street intersection will be closed to eastbound traffic, detour Carson Street to Musser to Stewart.

— Carson Street is open to northbound traffic.

— Frontage Road is open to two-way traffic with temporary shoulder closures, on Friday, October 23, there will be one lane for two-way traffic, flaggers will direct traffic.

— South Carson Street from Fairview to Snyder will be one lane in each direction around-the-clock.

Please follow the detours. Businesses are accessible.

Elsewhere around Carson City, closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

— 6th Street will be closed between Carson Street and Plaza Street, Thursday, 4:00 am to 6:00 pm.

— Airport Road will be closed between Minonee Drive and Woodside Drive, Monday through Tuesday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, for paving operations. JAC service will be on detour. Business and residential access will be allowed but limited.

— Industrial Park Drive will be closed between Roop Street and Idaho Street, Monday through Tuesday, all day long, for concrete placement and curing.

— Little Lane will be closed in the westbound direction, Monday through Sunday, all day, for construction of a development project. Eastbound traffic will remain open but may experience temporary delays.

— Menlo Drive will be closed at the intersection of Airport Road, Monday and Tuesday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, for paving operations. JAC service will be on detour, and bus stops along N. Lompa Lane and Menlo Drive will be closed.

— Retail Court will be closed east of College Parkway, Monday through Friday, all day. Access to the businesses will be maintained. There may also be periodic closures and detours to the multi-use path between Emerson Drive and Retail Court.

— Robinson Street will be closed to all traffic except school buses from Saliman Road to the east end, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm for construction associated with new development.

— Roop Street will be closed in the southbound direction only between Fairview Drive and Industrial Park Drive, Tuesday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for utility work and roadway reconstruction.

— Sherman Lane will have periodic closures between Airport Road and College Parkway, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm for replacement of the waterlines. Local access will be provided.

Telegraph Street will be closed between S. Carson Street and Fall Street, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm for reconstruction of the roadway and sidewalk. Periodic closures of Plaza Street may also occur. Please also use pedestrian detours for your safety.

Lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:
— Airport Road will have flagger controls between US 50 and Minonee Drive, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm for utility cover adjustments.

— Airport Road will have narrowed and shifted lanes between Champion Street and Sherman Lane, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for utility work.

— College Parkway will have lane closures in the eastbound direction between Roop Street and the I-580 Interchange, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for utility work.

— Saliman Road will have lane closures and shoulder work between Fairview Drive and Little Lane, Wednesday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for installation of electrical items.

— Silver Oak Drive between Siena Drive and GS Richards Boulevard, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for utility work.

— US 50 will have eastbound and westbound shoulder closures at the intersection of Airport Road, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Fairview Drive will have lane restrictions and single lane closures between Carson Street and Roop Street, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm for roadway repaving.

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