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Legal Costs Mount for Boulder City Bypass Project

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014, 2:46pm
Legal Costs Mount for Boulder City Bypass Project

The contract for an attorney helping with legal issues surrounding the Boulder City bypass is costing the state a lot more money than originally thought.

CARSON CITY — A $300,000 original contract for a retired attorney to help the state in the condemnation suits for the Boulder City bypass highway has ballooned to $1.9 million.

Read more in the Las Vegas Sun.

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Bigger Share of State Highway Money Headed to Southern Nevada

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013, 2:02pm

Big share of the money set aside for roads in southern Nevada will be going towards the Boulder City Bypass. 

Clark County has been shortchanged in the past in road building and repair money but it will get a bigger chunk of the pie this year.

Read more in the Las Vegas Sun.

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Public Meetings Set for Interstate 11 Plan

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Friday, October 4th, 2013, 1:10pm
Public Meetings Set for Interstate 11 Plan

Officials from Nevada and Arizona want to know what people in both states have to say about a plan to create an interstate connecting Las Vegas to Phoenix.

The departments of transportation for both states will be holding a series of meetings for the proposed Interstate 11 project over the next few weeks.

The study team has put together a Corridor Justification Report that explains the possible alternatives for where the road will go. During the meetings, people will get a chance to see the plans and voice their opinions.

Phoenix Metropolitan Area: Oct. 8 at the Avondale City Council Chambers, 11465 W. Civic Center Drive in Avondale, Ariz. 
 

Northern Arizona: Oct. 9 at the Mohave County Public Works Building, Turquoise Room, 3715 Sunshine Drive in Kingman, Ariz. 
 

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Northbound Lanes of U.S. 93 Restricted Wednesday

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013, 5:58pm

Restrictions along U.S. 93 near Railroad Pass Casino will be in place again Wednesday.

Nevada Department of Transportation crews shut down the northbound lanes of the freeway from 7 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Crews will be closing the same area from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Crews will be repairing a section of guardrail that was damaged Sunday when a truck carrying ice cream hit it and went off the road. They are also having to rebuild the shoulder area that was damaged in the crash.

While NDOT hopes to be done by Wednesday afternoon, it may extend the lane restrictions through Thursday, if work is not finished.

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Report on Proposed I-11 Project Finished, Public Comment Period Open

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Monday, July 8th, 2013, 4:54pm
Report on Proposed I-11 Project Finished, Public Comment Period Open

The proposed I-11 between Las Vegas and Phoenix has passed a key hurdle.

The public can now comment on the recently completed Draft Corridor Justification Report, which explains why the highway is needed.

According to officials in Nevada, the improved connection would create jobs and make traveling between the two major cities easier.

To read the report and make a comment, go to i11study.com.

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Experts: Less Than Half of Motorists Would Use Toll Road Around Boulder City

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 5:22pm

 

Experts at the meeting on proposed Boulder City Bypass road say it may be under used, if it is actually built.

Transportation experts say a 15-mile toll-road bypass around Boulder City would only be used by about 44 percent of the motorists using what eventually would become a piece of the proposed Interstate 11 between Hoover Dam and Henderson.

Read more in Vegas Inc.

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Bypass Open House Set for Wednesday Afternoon

Submitted by Adam Candee on Tuesday, January 15th, 12:41 pm
Bypass Open House Set for Wednesday Afternoon

State and federal agencies will host a public hearing Wednesday afternoon on the proposed Boulder City Bypass Project.

The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Boulder City High School, 1101 Fifth St. A presentation will be made by officials at 5:30 p.m. The bypass is proposed as a means of easing traffic congestion in and near Boulder City, which suffers from backed-up cars and trucks trying to access the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge between Nevada and Arizona.

Discussion recently has focused on the cost of right-of-way acquisitions for the project, which could top $100 million, as a recent report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal indicated. Boulder City Bypass Phases 1 and 2 are two segments of a future four-lane freeway that will reduce traffic congestion along U.S. 93 and intersecting streets in Boulder City.

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