Construction Updates:
Work continues on the center median along the project corridor, pictured above. With crews working in the center of the highway, NDOT and Granite Construction are urging drivers to use extra caution while driving through the work zone and to obey the speed limit. Our crews' lives depend on it.
Crews also continue to work on the project's soundwalls. Currently, crews are placing the foundations for soundwall 3, located on the west side of Pyramid Highway near the Spring Ridge neighborhood, and placing curb and gutter on the east side of Pyramid Highway in front of the residential neighborhoods just north of Los Altos Parkway. Work is anticipated to be complete on screenwall 4, near Blue Gem Estates, in the coming week. Then, crews will begin work on screenwall 5, located on the east side of Pyramid Highway south of Golden View Drive.
Juneteenth Construction Pause:
Due to the Juneteenth holiday on June 19, construction work will be paused from Tuesday, June 18 through Thursday, June 20. Construction will resume on Friday, June 21.
Highway Wall Updates:
We appreciate community feedback regarding walls being constructed as part of the Pyramid Highway project.
These screening and sound walls, reflecting Pyramid Lake’s rich biodiversity, are part of roadside landscaping and aesthetics which can reduce roadway noise, dust, and erosion, enhancing the environment and highlighting the community’s natural history.
Upcoming construction, including painting and aesthetic rocks, will help enhance the roadside aesthetic.
An unintended error in landscaping design led to wave designs on the roadside walls proceeding up in elevation instead of downhill. This was not discovered until construction began.
Replacing the walls would delay roadway paving and extend construction-related traffic impacts for many additional months- and could cost approximately $1.8 million. To maintain budget and schedule, the project team decided to proceed with the existing panels, incorporating periodic wave breaks as a design adjustment.
All design elements remain the same, and the sound walls will function exactly as originally intended to reduce highway noise impacts on adjoining neighborhoods.
We know that roadside aesthetics are an important part of our Nevada communities, and we want to provide aesthetics that Spanish Springs can be proud of.
NDOT has designed several options to enhance and blend aesthetics where the wave currently breaks in the pattern, and we want your input. These options range in cost from $300,000 to $400,000, a more cost-effective option than replacing the walls. Another option is to leave the walls as is, once painted and enhanced with aesthetic rocks.
Please provide your input on the roadside walls before June 30 here.