The Regional Transportation Commission began construction work of a popular southwest Reno roadway, Monday.
The $1.1 million project will replace asphalt, gutters, and sidewalks along Mayberry Drive between Hunter Lake and Charles Drive. The road is closed to non-residents for the next two weeks as construction continues.
"This project will wrap up in May, but we expect this closure for all but local traffic to last a couple more weeks," said Joe Harrington, Public Information Officer with the RTC. "We just ask people to bear with us and plan for some short delays."
Last spring, the RTC proposed to add a roundabout to the intersection, however, because people didn't like the idea, that idea was shot down.
"There is an unusual configuration of streets here," said Harrington. "Roundabouts have been shown to increase safety. However, a lot of people who live near here told us they don't want a roundabout at this intersection."
Harrington says the RTC uses a formula to decide which roads get replaced. In this case, Mayberry Drive had numerous cracks and structural issues that needed to be improved. Asphalt removal and replacement on the stretch of road begins Monday.
Traffic signals at Mayberry and Hunter Lake will be replaced as well. Crews will close the entire intersection for that work, April 17-20.
