That would leave busy weekends without construction work going on.īut with how close the work is being done to travel lanes, state law required that heavy concrete barrier rails be used to protect workers from moving traffic, Hopkins said. Hopkins explained that, during the prep for the project, it was determined that the construction would run on a 4-day workweek. So those repairs have been pretty in-depth.” “But the road surface was in worse shape than we expected. “They are structurally okay,” Hopkins said of the bridges. If it gets hit, it is less susceptible to any sort of damage.”įinally, there are two bridges along that segment of highway which need complete resurfacing. “That is going to help with long-term maintenance,” Hopkins said. In addition, the crews will be replacing guard rails with heavier barrier rails along the side of the highway. The project also will include a resurface of that entire 23-mile stretch of Interstate. It is just improved infrastructure as far as the fiber optics go.” “That way eventually we can do traffic signs, traffic cameras, advance warning signals and things of that nature. “The whole goal is to link Mesquite with the rest of the I-15 corridor,” Hopkins said. This includes fiber optic connectivity throughout the entire stretch of highway. Hopkins said that there are multiple objectives to this project.įirst the crews are installing conduit for an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) through the area.
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According to Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) spokesman Justin Hopkins, the full workzone stretches from milemarker 95, just north of the Logandale/Overton exit, all the way to milemarker 118 at the Lower Flattop Drive exit in Mesquite. Ongoing lane closures on both sides of the highway just south of Mesquite have caused the main chokepoints in the area, with the southbound approach to the top of the Mormon Mesa seeing most of the heavy traffic especially on weekends.īut the full scope of the project extends far beyond those spots. PHOTO BY JASON ANDRUS/The ProgressĪ construction project on Interstate 15 between Mesquite and Moapa Valley has been causing traffic snarls over the past few weeks. The Progress Weekend traffic backs up for miles in front of a lane restriction on the I-15 southbound between Mesquite and Moapa Valley.
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