DIRECTOR S REPORT TRANSPORTATION BOARD AUGUST 14, 2017 1
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NDOT ISSUED A $360,000 EMERGENCY CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OF FLOOD DAMAGE ON SR 375 LINCOLN COUNTY 3 FT. SINK HOLE TO BE REPAIRED ON US 50 NEAR ZEPHYR COVE 2
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CONSTRUCTION OF ROCKFALL PREVENTION ON US 50 AT LOGAN SHOALS IS UNDERWAY ROCKFALL EARLIER THIS YEAR WIRE MESH PLACED RECENTLY 3
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NDOT SUPPORT OF BLM AND STATE FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS 4
FEDERAL UPDATE SENATE & HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES PASSED RESPECTIVE BILLS AT FAST ACT AUTHORIZATION LEVELS $44.2 B HIGHWAYS, $9.7 B TRANSIT SOME DIFFERENCES IN DISCRETIONARY SENATE VERSION HAS TIGER GRANTS $550 M; HOUSE ZERO; USDOT REQUESTED ZERO FTA CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS, SENATE $2.13 B; HOUSE $1.75 B; USDOT REQUESTED $1.23 B HOPEFULLY RECONCILE IN SEPTEMBER 5
FEDERAL UPDATE $79M INFRA GRANTS TO 10 FREIGHT, RAIL AND PORT PROJECTS TO BE AWARDED (CO, FL, ME, MI, MS, NH, OH, TX, WA) NDOT WILL REVISE 2 PREVIOUS FASTLANE APPLICATIONS ON US 95 AND I 15/215 INTERCHANGE IN LAS VEGAS AND CONSIDER ADDING ELY AULTMAN ST. PROJECT FOR 2018 (CURRENTLY STATE FUNDED) 6
I 11 UPDATE AUGUST 24TH SUMMIT WITH ARIZONA DOT IN LAS VEGAS NDOT WILL DRAFT A RESPONSE TO CONGRESSMAN AMODEI S REQUEST TO THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TIER 1 EIS IN MINERAL, LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES TIER 1 EIS ESTABLISHES CORRIDORS, BUT NOT THE FINAL ALIGNMENT IN SOUTHERN NV, LAS VEGAS VALLEY TRAFFIC STUDY WILL HAVE TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS THAT FEED INTO THE I 11 STUDY IN LAS VEGAS NORTH OF LAS VEGAS, FHWA SUPPORTS NDOT CONCEPT OF WIDENING US 95 FOR SAFETY NORTH OF MERCURY 7
CARSON FREEWAY OPENS FAIRVIEW DR. TO JUNCTION OF US 395/US 50/CARSON ST. OPENED AUGUST 2ND 8
USA PARKWAY OPENING OPEN TO TRAFFIC BY MID SEPTEMBER 9
RENO SPAGHETTI BOWL UPDATE BRIEFING MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS (47 DIFFERENT GROUPS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED) HIRED ASSISTANCE FOR TRIBE REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH AND 14TH IN RENO AND SPARKS 10
SOUTHERN NV PROJECTS STATUS I 15 GARNET INTERCHANGE DESIGN BUILD SUBJECT TO TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVAL TODAY I 15 TROPICANA INTERCHANGE; HACIENDA AND HARMON HOV RAMPS ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CA GROUP SELECTED; NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY I 15 NORTH AT CC 215 BELTWAY, SYSTEM TO SYSTEM INTERCHANGE FINAL DESIGN ATKINS SELECTED; NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY 11
SOUTHERN NV PROJECTS STATUS PROJECT NEON NEW MLK ALIGNMENT OVER CHARLESTON OPENS AROUND LABOR DAY 2017 I 11 PHASE 1 NEW RAMP TO BOULDER CITY OPENED NDOT PHASE 1 SHOULD OPEN BY END OF 2017 RTC OF SOUTHERN NEVADA PHASE 2 SHOULD OPEN SPRING 2018 (COMBINED RIBBON CUTTING EVENT) I 15 STARR AVE. INTERCHANGE BIDS RECEIVED LAS VEGAS PAVING CORPORATION IS APPARENT LOW BIDDER AT $33.7 M (ENGRS. EST. RANGE $34 41 M) US 95 WIDENING, DURANGO TO KYLE CANYON BIDS IN SEPTEMBER (ENGRS. EST. RANGE $80 90 M) 12
GLENDALE AVENUE MET W/ SPARKS CITY MANAGER AND PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS ON JULY 31ST TO DISCUSS NDOT S DESIRE TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO THE CITY CITY OF SPARKS INDICATED THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO TAKE IT FROM NDOT DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG OF IMPROVEMENTS CURRENTLY NEEDED ON EXISTING CITY MAINTAINED STREETS CITY MANAGER STATED THEY WOULD NEED MONEY FROM NDOT TO PERFORM MAJOR MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, SUCH AS REPAVING THE ROAD SEVERAL YEARS IN THE FUTURE 13
SOLAR ECLIPSE AUGUST 21ST PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY 14
WELCOME TO NEVADA SIGN UPDATE ALL CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED STATEWIDE SIGN SUPPORT POLES ARE ON ORDER ALL SIGNS TO BE INSTALLED THIS SUMMER RAFFLE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THE OLD SIGNS AS NEW SIGNS ARE INSTALLED 15
NV SHARED RADIO SYSTEM RFP STATUS RFP ISSUED ON MAY 10TH SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED IN LATE MAY 2017 ADDENDUM ISSUED JULY 28TH MODIFIED PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON 1ST ROUND OF PROPOSER QUESTIONS DEPARTMENT RESPONSES TO 2ND ROUND OF PROPOSER QUESTIONS PROVIDED ON AUGUST 11, 2017 PROPOSALS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 8TH 16
RECENT SETTLEMENTS & VERDICTS NO SETTLEMENTS TO BOARD OF EXAMINERS LAST WEEK FERRIS INVESTMENTS TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT AT $1.9 M SUBJECT TO BOE APPROVAL (SEPTEMBER) WYKOFF CASE SUPREME COURT REMANDED TO DISTRICT COURT FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING DISTRICT COURT GRANTED OUR MOTION TO ENFORCE THE $2.99 MILLION SETTLEMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN JULY 2015 17
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