NDOT nearly finished with Highway 50 Clear Creek drainage project
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/04/2015 - 2:34pm
The Nevada Department of Transportation says it is nearly finished with a $1.2 million storm drainage enhancement and water quality project that began this summer along a 4.5 mile stretch of Highway 50 from Spooner junction at South Carson Street to Tahoe Golf Club Drive.
The project, which began this summer, replaced more than 50 storm drains and drop inlets, as well as enhanced roadside slopes, curb and gutters . Multiple drainage channels from the highway were improved with additional drainage pipes or rock work to reduce erosion. Some of the drainage systems were originally constructed when the highway was built more than 50 years ago.
The drainage systems carry storm water into the Clear Creek Watershed on the south side of Highway 50, according to NDOT. The project also enhanced roadway safety by replacing many storm grates from near the travel lanes, providing a smoother roadway surface and reducing potential roadway flooding risk. Minor finishing work will be completed on the project in coming weeks.
The approximately $1.2 million project by contractor MKD Construction started in June. The improvements are one part of the Clear Creek Erosion Control Program, a cooperative agreement between NDOT and the Carson Valley Conservation District.
Since 2005, NDOT has dedicated more than $4 million to enhance Highway 50 drainage into the Clear Creek Watershed, with approximately 20,000 feet of drainages downstream of U.S. 50 improved with earth and rock work to reduce erosion. Future projects are planned to further reduce erosion and preserve water quality in the upper Clear Creek Watershed, according to a news release.
NDOT has long been dedicated to storm water management. The department uses best management practices to reduce the amount of water quality impacts from construction projects, installs water quality systems to most efficiently channel and provide for the clarity of roadside runoff and more. NDOT has also installed award-winning facilities to treat water runoff collected during cleaning of Tahoe-area roadside drainage. Further information is available at www.nevadadot.com/stormwater.
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