LAS VEGAS — Truck parking enhancements are part of a new plan by Nevada’s Transportation Board to improve safety on and near the state’s highways.
According to a news release, a projected 1,184 jobs will be supported for one year by the highway contracts and agreements,
Transportation improvements include:
- Constructing truck parking enhancements and more than three miles of truck climbing lane on both directions of Interstate 80 near Golconda Summit in Humboldt County.
- Resurfacing and reconstruct U.S. 395 between Waterloo Lane and First Street, downtown Gardnerville in Douglas County.
- Widening median for truck climbing lane on northbound Interstate 15 between Ute and Byron interchanges in Clark County.
- Installing fiber/conduit connections at USA Parkway near Interstate 80 to provide further transportation system/other connectivity.
- Drainage cleaning and other erosion repairs on State Route 206 in Douglas County, I-80, U.S. 395A and State Route 655 in Washoe County, and State Route 322 in Lincoln County.
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