To measure the smoothness of the pavement surface, Pyramid Highway will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Los Altos Parkway to Queen Way nightly from Sunday, June 23, to Tuesday, June 25. These lane closures will occur nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The project team will use a profilograph, a machine that accurately measures surface smoothness by graphing the pavement profile both vertically and horizontally. If the profilograph detects any areas that are not smooth enough, the construction team will address these issues to correct the surface smoothness. This work is a standard part of the construction process.
Highway Wall Update:
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 using this link.