I know, I know… it’s really…. really…. REALLY frustrating!  Everywhere you turn there’s a ramp closed or lanes closed on U.S. 95 between Rainbow and the Spaghetti Bowl.   Well, brace yourself… it’s only going to get worse over the next couple of months… this project is FINALLY coming to an end! 

You heard it right… the highway will be finished by the end of November. 

The problem right now is that the nights are too cool to pave.  The temperature has to be right for paving… and unfortunately… all the paving needs to be done before it can be open and functional.

This means all the paving must be done during the daylight hours.  You WILL run into ramp closures… and you WILL run into even more delays than usual.  Just expect it.  You might want to use the surface streets for a little while and add extra time to your commute.  Just think…. the highway will be 10 lanes wide and include car pool lanes! Ahhh… it will be nice.

NDOT’s Bob Mckenzie tells me there is no way to specifically predict lane closures, but they will try to keep three lanes open at all times.  The paving depends totally on the temperatures.

He will try to keep this site up to date as much as possible… feel free to check it out!

Posted by Dayna Roselli

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