Credit: Photos via Taylor Allison

The Nevada Department of Transportation and Lyon County Public Works have unveiled a new traffic signal that was activated Monday at U.S. 50 and Traditions Parkway and Segale Road in Dayton. The new signal is the first of three stoplights to be installed in Dayton as part of improvement plans for the year.

NDOT advises drivers to leave extra time for travel through the intersection and be prepared to stop for the new signal. NDOT and Lyon County also remind motorists to always drive safely and to observe the new signal and all traffic signals and signage.

The first signal was installed by a developer through a permit sponsored by Lyon County.

As part of an upcoming Nevada Department of Transportation project to repave and improve U.S. 50 in east Dayton, NDOT also has plans to install two new traffic signals at Cardelli Road and River Boat Road and Six Mile Canyon Road and Fort Churchill Road.

Later this year, NDOT will launch a project to repave and improve U.S. 50 in east Dayton. The project will reconstruct aging pavement on nearly six miles of U.S. 50 from Fortune Drive to east of Chaves Road. The following improvements will also be made:

  • Traffic signals installed at Cardelli Road/River Boat Road and Six Mile Canyon Road/Fort Churchill Road
  • The posted speed limit will be reduced from 60 MPH to 55 MPH from where to where
  • Dedicated turn lanes to and from Graves Drive, East Enterprise Way and North Pinenut Drive
  • Medians installed at intersections
  • Roadside drainage and signage improvements

“We hear the community’s concerns and are working closely with NDOT to see the two additional stoplights will be moving forward,” said Lyon County’s Emergency Manager and Government Affairs Director Taylor Allison. “We all share the same concerns about safety and hope they will bring significant improvements.”

Traffic has steadily increased on the section of highway from an average of 18,000 vehicles daily in 2014 to 23,400 vehicles daily in 2024. The new signal will provide protected turns to and from current and future development.