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The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced four winners who will receive a “Welcome to Nevada” sign as the old, obsolete highway signs are redesigned and replaced. The following winners were randomly selected from each region of the state and personally notified:

As October marches along we find ourselves nearing election day. Head to the first floor of the courthouse to earn your 'I Voted' sticker now; early voting continues until Nov. 4. Another way to make your voice heard today is by attending the Arts Town Hall sponsored by the Nevada Arts Association. They are looking for the ways that arts and culture can be improved in the Carson City area, among other things. While the mornings can be chilly, a walk with Muscle Powered along the Freeway Multi-use Path will get your blood pumping.

Nearly eight months after the Municipality of Carson City and Q&D Construction broke ground on the Downtown Carson Street Corridor Improvement Project on March 7, the ribbon is now ready to be cut on the $8 million dollar expenditure one day ahead of the Nevada Day Parade.

An adult male motorcycle rider who failed to yield for officers during a brief pursuit, died in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning near the I-580 ramp at North Carson Street after losing control and flipping the bike, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

Please watch the video as you read my comments. I did not transcribe the Chamber's 5-6 questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlj0K2-ZWo

The Nevada Department of Transportation’s USA Parkway/State Route 439 project has reached a milestone as paving of the future roadway extension begins.

Meet in the parking lot for the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) at 1860 Russell Way. All hikes required closed-toed and water. Hats, flashlight, sunscreen and walking sticks are recommended.

Evening hikes of 4 to 6 miles in length with an elevation gain, sometimes over 500 ft, and usually on single track trail. The evening hike will usually be of 1 1/2 duration or longer.

The Nevada Department of Transportation is nearly finished with a $1.2 million project to resurface and improve South Carson Street south of Fairview Drive, the agency announced Friday.

Meet in front of Starbucks at 3325 Retail Drive off East College Parkway. Closed toed shoes are required and water. Hat and sunscreen recommended if hot and sunny.

Walks of 1-22 miles in length with none or negligible elevation gain, and frequently on paved and smooth paths. The walk will usually be approximately 1 hour in duration depending on the location.

On September 22nd, Carson City transportation planners held an open house at Fuji Park as a first step in gathering public comment on the future of South Carson Street. After the completion of the freeway in 2017, NDOT will transfer South Carson Street to Carson City, and per agreement, will give ...

The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding Nevada residents that there is one month left to enter a raffle to receive a “Welcome to Nevada” sign as the old, obsolete highway signs are redesigned and replaced.

The iconic signs depicting a lone prospector have stood at many interstate and freeway entrances into Nevada, welcoming drivers to the state for approximately 25 years.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has reached a milestone 50 percent completion of construction of the final leg of the I-580 Carson City Freeway.

There could be a battle royal in northwest Nevada to determine the route of Interstate 11, the new north-south freeway that ultimately will connect Mexico to Canada, according to Congressma ...

There could be a battle royal in northwest Nevada to determine the route of Interstate 11, the new north-south freeway that ultimately will connect Mexico to Canada, according to ...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 5-11, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street with paving ahead of schedule. The following roads will be impacted.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 4, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 22-28, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

More residential permits have been issued by the Municipality of Carson City in 2016 than any other single year in almost a decade, said Carson City Community Development Department Director Lee Plemel, AICP.

In Nevada most drivers age 65 and old must renew their driver’s license every four years and some special rules apply. Senior drivers who usually renew their license in person will be asked to do a basic vision test to ensure they are able to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Nighttime lane closures will take place periodically on South Carson Street near Spooner junction for the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Carson City Freeway project.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 8-14, 2016. Work continues on the downtown corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of domestic battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm after he allegedly stabbed and beat his girlfriend, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Nevada Department of Transportation is inviting Nevada residents to enter a raffle to receive a “Welcome to Nevada” sign as the old, obsolete highway signs are redesigned and replaced later this year.

The iconic signs depicting a lone miner have stood at many interstate and freeway entrances into Nevada, welcoming drivers to the state for approximately 25 years.

UPDATE 6PM: The suspect in the vehicle pursuit that ended in a single vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on the I-580 freeway has been identified as Umberto Garcia, 29, said Carson City Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Earl Mays.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 11-17, 2016. Beginning Sunday overnight lane closures will take place on South Carson Street south of Fairview Drive as the Nevada Department of Transportation begins a project to resurface and improve the road.

Beginning Sunday, July 17, overnight lane closures will take place on South Carson Street south of Fairview Drive as the Nevada Department of Transportation begins a project to resurface and improve the road.

A sign at the front entrance to Carson Hot Springs Resort notifies customers of construction noise, but that doesn't seem to bother patrons of the mineral pools, Resort Manager Keith Shellhamer said.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Firefighters are mopping up after a brush fire broke out off Interstate 580 in the Pleasant Valley area near the Galena Creek Bridge. No structures were threatened.
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Firefighters were called Tuesday night to a brush fire that is burning north of Carson City off of Interstate 580 in the Pleasant Valley area.

The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center and fire officials now say at least 40 acres have burned, and federal and state resources have been ordered. Smoke and flames are visible off the freeway. Nevada Highway Patrol dispatch reports the southbound side of I-580 has been reduced to one lane.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of June 13-19, 2016: Epic Rides, a nationally known endurance bike ride will be held in Carson City on June 17th through the 19th. There will be significant impacts to traffic on Carson Street and west of downtown.

UPDATE 7PM: One person has been flown to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno and one has been taken by ground ambulance following a four-vehicle crash on the I-580, Highway 50 East onramp. Two others suffered minor injuries.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. At this time the make and models of the vehicles involved is unknown. Also unknown are the conditions and identities of the two patients seriously injured.
We will update as more information becomes available.
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UPDATE 6:40PM: Care Flight will land north of the crash at the I-580, Highway 50 East onramp. One person will be flown and another will be taken via ground ambulance.