State Route 208 will close to traffic through the Wilson Canyon on Monday, March 27 as crews place permanent roadway paving as the last phase of major landslide repairs.
The road will be closed on Monday from 7 a.m. through approximately 5 p.m. between Hudson Aurora Road and State Route 339 through the Wilson Canyon as permanent roadway paving is placed.
The road work schedule is subject to change based on weather.
In January, a major landslide fell across roughly 400 feet of State Route 208 through the Wilson Canyon, between Smith Valley and Yerington.
Following the landslide, crews removed 500 truckloads of landslide material which fell across the road, equaling nearly 15,000 cubic yards of landslide material removed.
Over recent weeks, nearly 250 feet of rockfall reduction netting has been installed on the roadside slope to further reduce future major rockfall. The road has been open to 24-7 traffic since March 17.
Drivers should anticipate additional brief lane closures and traffic restrictions over future weeks as final roadway striping and roadside improvements are completed.
Previous coverage below.
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has fully opened State Route 208 in Lyon County to 24-hour traffic as crews wrap up removal of a major landslide.
NDOT says over recent weeks, the roadway has been open to one alternating lane of traffic during commute hours between Hudson Aurora Road and State Route 339 through the Wilson Canyon. As of 5 a.m. on March 17, both lanes of roadway are now open to traffic 24-7. Speed limits will be temporarily reduced in the area until a final top layer of pavement is placed over existing base paving.
Drivers should anticipate brief lane closures and traffic restrictions over future weeks as final roadway paving and striping is completed.
On Jan. 10, a landslide and rockfall fell across roughly 400 feet of State Route 208 through the Wilson Canyon, between Smith Valley and Yerington. The following morning, NDOT geotechnical engineers conducted an initial evaluation of the area, finding that the rockface remained unstable.
NDOT then partnered with Q&D Construction for emergency repairs. Since that time, rockfall removal experts have scaled roadside slopes to remove unstable rock and crews worked to remove 500 truckloads of landslide material which fell across the road, equaling nearly 15,000 cubic yards of landslide material removed. Over recent weeks, nearly 250 feet of rockfall reduction netting has been installed on the roadside slope to further reduce extent of future major rockfall.
Approximately 1,800 drivers travel through the area each day.
(NDOT)
