The Nevada Department of Transportation has released a video of what the new Spaghetti Bowl project could look like.
NDOT says construction on the Spaghetti Bowl XPress is anticipated to begin the first phase of construction in early 2020, and will be completed in late 2021.
Preliminary designs include:Â
- realign eastbound I-80 lanes between Wells Avenue and Spaghetti Bowl to dedicate an additional lane to heavy interstate traffic
- widen top of eastbound I-80 to southbound I-580 ramp to two lanesÂ
- improve traffic flow by reconfiguring Second Street southbound interstate ramps to provide further space for safer and easier merging, including transforming Second Street on-ramp to southbound I-580 into a bridge ramp over the Mill Street off-ramp
- add additional auxiliary southbound I-580 lanes between the Spaghetti Bowl and Plumb Lane exit
NDOT says the Reno-Sparks metropolitan region is expected to see about 90,000 new jobs and a 27% increase in population by 2040. At that time, approximately 330,000 trucks and cars are expected to pass through the bowl each day.Â
A public information meeting for all future Spaghetti Bowl improvements will be held on December 12th between 3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Â
NDOT also released a new logo to go along with the proposal.
You can watch the video below -Â
(Courtesy: YouTube, NDOT)
