During today's Transportation Board of Directors meeting, officials with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) approved contracts to support more than 4,000 jobs.
A projected 4,158 jobs will be supported for one year by the highway contracts and agreements reviewed as
part of the Nov. 8 state transportation board meeting.
State transportation improvements reviewed/approved at this month’s state transportation board meeting
include:
• Replacement of the Interstate 15/Tropicana Avenue interchange structure to widen and lengthen the
Tropicana Avenue bridge over I-15.
• Repave and install ADA sidewalk improvements on two miles of U.S. 50 in Fallon.
• Overlay/modify roadbed of approximately two miles of State Route 140 in rural northwestern Nevada.
• Overlay (resurface) approximately five miles of State Route 361 in Churchill County.
• Install roadway fencing, cattleguards and improved lighting on sections on U.S. 50 in Dayton to
enhance safety by further restricting wild horses from the roadway.
• Repairing age-related interstate surface cracking and potholes on I-580 between Mill Street and
Moana Lane.
The NDOT contracts were thoroughly reviewed against NDOT engineering estimates and include
disadvantaged business enterprise participation goals.
Construction start dates vary for each project.
It is estimated that every $1 invested in public transportation projects can generate between $2 and $6 in
local economic activity.
