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The Nevada Department of Transportation is refining design of a key element of the upcoming Phase 2B3 of Carson City Freeway construction to include a free right turn lane between southbound Carson Street and westbound U.S. 50 to Lake Tahoe.

Original design for the last leg of the freeway called for southbound Carson Street traffic to stop at the traffic signal located at the Carson Street/U.S 50 Spooner junction before making a right turn to Lake Tahoe.

Noah Elsfelder has joined Greater Nevada Credit Union as Business Services Specialist. He brings more than 12 years of banking experience to Greater Nevada and the businesses it serves.

In his new role, Elsfelder will help establish and maintain Greater Nevada Credit Union’s business banking relationships. Greater Nevada offers a full range of business banking products and services such as checking accounts, merchant services, cash management, as well as business loans, including construction, SBA and agriculture.

Final paving work will take place during daytime hours on Highway 50 this week in the Moundhouse area as part of finishing touches on a Nevada Department of Transportation project to enhance the highway.

Between Tuesday and Saturday, Oct. 21-25, lane closures will take place between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Highway 50 between east Carson City and just east of the State Route 341 intersection as the final asphalt paving is placed on the roadway. The paving is temperature sensitive, and will take place during daytime hours, weather dependent, to take advantage of warmer temperatures.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 20-26, 2014: There will be work primarily in the shoulder E. Fifth Street from Roop Street to Saliman Road from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Monday through Thursday. Elaine Street will remain closed to through traffic from Monday through Sunday. Please follow marked detour.

Carson City's unemployment fell to 7.1 percent in September, down from August’s 7.5 percent and 2.4 percent over the stretch of a year, according to figures released Friday from the Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Statewide the unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 7.3 percent in September, the lowest it has been since July 2008.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 13-19, 2014: Street sealing will continue between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 13, through Wednesday, Oct. 15, in an area bounded by Hells Bells and Carson River Roads on the north and west abd Marsh and Buzzys Ranch Roads on the south and east.

The Carson High School 5K Color Fun Run planned for Saturday at the high school has been canceled due to construction in the school parking lot that could cause safety issues for runners.

The Nevada State Demographer’s Office at the University of Nevada, Reno has released its most recent population projections for Nevada and its individual counties, projecting through 2033.

The Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee meets tonight, Monday, at 5:30 p.m. p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

At the meeting committee members will discuss and give their recommendations to the Carson City Board of Supervisors regarding the conceptual design of the Refresh Carson downtown plan for Carson Street between William and Fifth streets. The committee will vote to recommend allowing city staff to continue to develop more detailed design elements of the plan.

State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade, closed since September to through traffic as part of a $15 million Nevada Department of Transportation pavement reconstruction project, is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. Construction work will continue on the project over the next weeks.

Construction is underway on a new gas station to open in the parking area next to Smith’s Food and Drug store on William Street in Carson City.

The Carson City Building Division says the gas station will be similar to the one in Dayton, which will be operated by Smith’s. An opening date has not been set as of yet, according to a Smith’s customer service representative.

Video by Carson Now reader Eric Reimann of Carson City.

CARSON CITY — Tammy Lancaster has been appointed to the position of Director of Finance for the Nevada Rural Housing Authority. Prior to joining NRHA, she served as Corporate Controller for Rite of Passage, an operator of residential treatment facilities, qualifying houses and schools for at-risk youth around the country.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 6-12, 2014. The Nevada Department of Transportation will be continuing road work on Highway 50 from Arrowhead Drive in Carson City to Baldwine Lane in Mound House.

There will be single lane closures on weeknights from 1 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in the westbound direction and from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the eastbound direction.

Carson High School officially opened its new, very modern engineering computer lab Friday. The room's previous purpose was the old weight training facility but with the new addition of the wrestling room the logical place to break ground for the new lab was the old weight room.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2014. Street sealing will occur weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with minor delays expected in the following areas:

‘Let’s Build Something Together.’
Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew from Home Depot will be at the Children’s Museum, 813 North Carson Street on Saturday from 10am-12pm. They will be featuring kids’ projects with easy to follow instructions.

The event is included with the price of admission.

The Children’s Museum is open 10am-4:30pm Daily (excluding major holidays) and has several hands-on exhibits including a Construction Zone, a Sheriff’s office with Jail Cell, Dinosaurs, Train Exhibits and much more.

State Route 207 Kingsbury Grade will temporarily re-open to through traffic this weekend beginning Friday for the Genoa Candy Dance. The grade has been closed to through traffic as part of the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Kingsbury Grade Pavement Reconstruction Project.

The roadway will open to through traffic by noon on Friday, Sept. 26 and close again at around 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, according to NDOT.

My son and I joined the Muscle Powered Trail Crew over the weekend to work on the Kings Canyon to Ash Canyon Trail. The Bike Smith hosted this particular work day, and many of the guys from the shop were there to lend a hand. We arrived at the Kings Canyon trailhead at 9:00 AM where we received a safety talk, a hard hat, and trail tools to carry up to the work site.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced recipients of its 2013 Best in the Basin awards Monday. Award winners in the agency’s 24th annual Best in the Basin include remodel, new construction, Best Management Practices, stream restoration and erosion control projects that stand out as examples of the best environmental planning, design and implementation.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 22-28, 2014. Robinson Street between Curry and Carson Streets will be open in an eastbound direction only on Monday, Sept. 22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The road will be closed in both directions on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Detours will be provided.

Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant that is being built in Storey County received a $70 million grant boost from the Department of Defense’s Advanced Drop-in Biofuels Production Project, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid announced Friday.

The grant award follows the Sept. 4 announcement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the National Clean Energy Summit that the Department of Agriculture had finalized a $105 million loan guarantee for the Sierra BioFuels plant.

Carson City's unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.5 percent in August along with Nevada's overall unemployment rate which also dipped to 7.6 percent, the lowest since August 2008 and down 2.2 points from a year ago, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reports Friday.

As crews make good progress on a project to repave and enhance the Mt. Rose Highway, the Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that paving continues on an upper segment of the highway.

Smoke from the King Fire that originated in Pollock Pines has entered the Lake Tahoe Basin and is affecting visibility and air quality. City officials are closely monitoring the King Fire along with wind patterns from NOAA, visibility with the FAA and local and State law enforcement.

UPDATE THURSDAY 3:40PM: Go here for the latest on the King Fire. June Lake Road was to be opened at 2 p.m. Thursday. Here's a news brief from Mono County Sheriff's Office.

UPDATE: June Lake Fire Road Closures. The fire remains controlled with small hot spots. Fire crews continue to work on these hot spots.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will begin letting people through Hwy 158 beginning at 1:00 PM with the advisement of fire activity and equipment on the roadway. Please be aware and respect all fire equipment, personnel and hazards in or on the roadway. Think safety first for our fire and law enforcement personnel and for yourselves. Please use caution when traveling through the area.

Hwy 158 is anticipated to be fully open at 2:00 PM. Again, please be mindful of fire personnel and equipment and all first responders and law enforcement in the area. Travel safe!

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UPDATE 330PM: According to a Tweet this afternoon from Caltrans, Highway 50 is back open but the westbound No. 2 lane will remain closed overnight because of ongoing King Fire issues. A portion of the highway and artery for traffic into and out of South Lake Tahoe and Stateline, had been closed since Tuesday, from Sly Park Road to Fresh Pond, due to burning trees falling on the road.

Meanwhile, the June Fire burning in Mono County is estimated to be 65 acres and 50 percent contained.

With a packed house and lots of questions, Carson City residents had a chance Tuesday to see what enhanced downtown landscaping, street and sidewalk improvements would look like in a planned redesign of downtown.

The Carson Street improvement project is part of an overall plan to revitalize the commercial corridors throughout Carson City. The improvements, made public during two workshops at the Carson City Community Center, will be funded through sales tax revenues, one-eighth of a cent, approved earlier this by the Carson City Board of Supervisors.

Here is the Carson City area road report for Sept. 15-21, 2014. Beginning Monday through Thursday the Carson City I-580 Freeway will have a single lane closure in the northbound direction due to maintenance between Fairview Drive and Carson Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. During this time, the speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.

The $5 billion Tesla battery factory deal sealed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and approved by a special session of the Legislature is a high-risk, high-reward project that could be a turning point for both the electric car company and Nevada as the state diversifies its economy and establishes itself as a leader in green energy.

But in the short term during the construction phase and with the planned hiring of 6,500 permanent workers, Tesla will put a strain on Northern Nevada where it will be built — from schools and roads to police and fire protection.

Those looking to know more about the future of the Carson City Freeway and its next phase of construction and final segment scheduled to open in 2017 are invited to a public meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17, hosted by the Nevada Department of Transportation.

The meeting will provide updates and a proposed schedule for upcoming phase 2B-3 of freeway construction, which will pave and open the freeway to traffic between Fairview Drive and the Spooner/U.S. 50 junction in south Carson City.

The Chamber's Soup’s On! luncheon has been set for Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m. at Gold Dust West and features Carson City Manager Nick Marano.

With all the buzz about Carson City's future, this should be an interesting luncheon since Marano will be able to provide more insight into the forthcoming changes to take place over the next three years that will transform the city we know today.