NDOT finishes ahead of schedule, no more Lake Tahoe road closures this week

The Nevada Department of Transportation has wrapped up the first in a series of overnight full road closures on State Route 28 ahead of schedule.

Both directions of SR 28 were closed between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Oct. 29 for installation of bridges on the State Route 28 shared used path. Originally scheduled to also take place Oct. 30-31, the bridge installations wrapped up ahead of schedule, meaning that overnight road closures will not take place and State Route 28 will be open to travel during the overnight hours of Oct. 30 and 31.

Additional overnight road closures, weather dependent, will occur in mid-to-late November and spring of 2019 to install remaining pathway bridge decks. The community will be advised beforehand as additional roadway closures are needed for installation of remaining bridge decks.

Construction-related single lane closures will also continue Mondays through Saturdays between approximately 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. over coming weeks, weather permitting.

The October 29 roadway closure allowed for installation of two of five pre-fabricated bridge decks on the three-plus mile shared use path under construction between southern Incline Village and Sand Harbor State Park. The pathway has been excavated and paved, bridge foundations constructed, and 2,800 linear feet of storm drain pipes, a pathway tunnel and 5,000 linear feet of reinforcing wall installed. The bridge deck installations are the final major element of construction. The path is anticipated to open next summer after final drainage, landscaping, paving and other finishing work is complete.

When complete, the new pathway by contractor Granite Construction will enhance safety and mobility for everyone on the roadway. More than 2.5 million vehicles a year travel on State Route 28, mixing with as many as 2,000 pedestrians and bicyclists who park and recreate near the roadside on peak days, creating safety and accessibility concerns on the mountain highway. Three new parking areas near the Ponderosa Ranch and Tunnel Creek Café will also provide safer parking options.

Project information is available at www.nevadadot.com/SR28 or by calling (775) 888-7000.