LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) “Pave-A-Palooza” continues with final paving and striping for Project Neon – a nearly $1 billion 4-mile-long widening of Interstate 15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue, which broke ground in 2016. Motorists can expect the following closures:
June 7-10 (Friday night-Monday morning)
- I-15 southbound will be closed between U.S. Highway 95 and Sahara Avenue from 10 p.m., June 7, until 5 a.m., June 10.
- The U.S. Highway 95 north and southbound ramps to I-15 southbound will be closed from 9 p.m., June 7, until 5 a.m., June 10.
- The D Street onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) flyover from U.S. Highway 95 southbound to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The Rancho Drive onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The U.S. Highway 95 southbound offramp to Martin Luther King Boulevard will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The Martin Luther King Boulevard onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The Pinto Lane onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The Charleston Boulevard onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
- The Neon Gateway HOV onramp to I-15 southbound will be closed from 8 p.m., June 7, until 6 a.m., June 10.
Crews are applying a special crumb rubber asphalt mix, incorporating shredded tires for a smoother, quieter ride. Crumb rubber lasts twice as long as traditional asphalt pavement while also creating a better friction surface with less wet weather splashing. And it also recycles used tires that otherwise would end-up in a landfill. Pave-A-Palooza will use roughly 60,000 discarded tires.
Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. is the design-build general contractor, with Atkins North America as lead designer. Project Neon is 96 percent finished and scheduled for substantial completion by mid-July.
