Carson City area road report: Southbound I-580 overnight lane closures begin

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 23-29: NDOT will begin construction work Sunday night on the auxiliary lane of southbound I-580 from the Eastlake Boulevard interchange to the N. Carson Street off-ramp. There will be nightly lane closures from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through Wednesday morning, Nov. 25.

In addition, the East Lake/Hobart southbound on-ramp will be closed during these times and detours will be signed.

Division Street will be closed Monday through Wednesday, due to road construction, between Fifth Street and King Street. Detours will be signed.

Beginning Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the outside northbound lane on Carson Street will be closed between Robinson Street and Caroline Street due to maintenance.

Utility work will continue Monday through Wednesday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:
— Division Street between Fleischmann Way and Bath Street. Road will be closed Monday only.
— Mountain Street between Fleischmann Way and Long Street. Road will be closed Monday through Wednesday. There will be business access from Washington Street.
— Fleischmann Way between Mountain Street and Division Street.
— The intersection of Mountain Street and Fleischmann Way.
— Long Street between Mountain Street and Division Street.
— Sierra Circle, Hillside Way, Miller Way, Pine View Way, and Lane Circle.

The following impacts are expected as a result of the East/West Water Transmission Project:
— Washington Street will be closed to traffic between Stewart and Walsh Streets Monday through Wednesday.
— Washington Street will be closed to through traffic between Walsh and Roop Streets Monday through Wednesday, library traffic will be allowed via flagged traffic.
— There will be lane closures in each direction on Stewart Street at Washington Street, Monday through Wednesday. Two-way traffic will be maintained.

On Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24, Hillview Drive will be closed to through traffic at the Clearview Drive intersection to approximately 100 yards to the south from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There will be lane closures due to utility work beginning Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the following locations:
— Jefferson Drive between Madison Drive and Faraday Circle.
— Panamint Road just north of Knoblock Road.
— Stampede Drive just east of Gregg Street.
— Fleetwood Avenue between Cornet Way and Cardinal Way.
— The intersection of Newman Place and Maison Way.
— Comstock Circle.
— Hytech Drive just north of Arrowhead Drive.
— Clearview Drive just west of Hillview Drive.

There will be a lane closure on Oregon Street with flagger controlled traffic between Roop Street and Wright Way Monday through Wednesday as work continues at the NDOT maintenance yard.

Race Track Road will be closed to through traffic between Bigelow Drive and Schulz Drive for the entire week.

There will be utility work on the shoulder of Snyder Avenue between Oak Street and Bigelow Drive Monday through Wednesday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On Thursday, November 26, Mountain Street will be closed between Washington Street and Robinson Street from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the Turkey Trot event.

As mentioned above, NDOT will begin construction of an auxiliary merge lane from Alternative U.S. 395/Eastlake Boulevard to southbound I-580 in north Carson City. The work is part of a project to repave the aging roadway surface, seismically retrofit bridges and make other improvements on Interstate 580 in Washoe Valley.

Through spring, periodic lane and ramp closures will take place on southbound I-580 and the Alternative U.S. 395/Eastlake Boulevard to southbound I-580 merge lane in the Duck Hill area. Construction will extend the existing merge lane to reach Carson Street. The existing merge lane will be extended 2,700 feet, providing additional space and safety to merge.

Also as part of the project, NDOT this fall repaved approximately seven miles of interstate surface through Washoe Valley, with additional paving on remaining stretches of interstate to take place next spring. The interstate was last repaved in 2004, and was in need of resurfacing to keep the roadway smooth and safe.

Over the next year, the project will also seismically retrofit and enhance the I-580 Bellevue Road bridge and Eastlake Boulevard underpass as part of NDOT’s continuing effort to retrofit older bridges for enhanced safety and stability during potential earthquakes. The Bellevue Road overpass will be closed intermittently during those road improvements.

The $15 million project by Q & D Construction is scheduled to complete in the fall of 2016. Approximately 32,000 vehicles travel I-580 daily in the area.