The second and final season of a two-year project to repave U.S. 50 between Spooner Summit to Stateline at Lake Tahoe continues in September.
This season, crews are repaving more than seven additional miles of highway and will finalize roadside curb and gutter, drainage and barrier, guardrail improvements.
During the first construction season in 2025, crews paved five and a half miles of U.S. 50 through the Stateline casino corridor to just south of Cave Rock, including new highway surface.
Motorists will see traffic changes through October 2026 as crews pave and improve the remaining section of highway during the project’s final construction season.
WORKING HOURS:
24-hour work zones with single lane closures begin Sundays at 8 p.m. and conclude at noon on Fridays.
PAVING RESUMES:
Crews resumed paving Monday, August 31 and will continue to finalize curb and gutter, drainage, barrier and guardrail.
LABOR DAY HOURS:
There will be no work over Labor Day weekend. Crews will conclude working on Friday, Sept. 4 at 6 a.m. and resume on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6 a.m.
PAVING UPDATES:
Paving operations (milling and paving removing the top 2-3 inches of existing asphalt) in the Bourne’s Meadow area and from Glenbrook to Cave Rock began Monday, August 31.
While paving in the Cave Rock tunnel there will be lane shifts and traffic control. Travelers may encounter longer delays during this section, currently scheduled for week of Sept. 14.
Open grade paving (the final top one-inch) of what’s been paved will begin later in September.
REMINDERS:
Drivers can anticipate moderate travel delays through the work zone.
Work zones are there to improve the roads, and are not a place for impatient or aggressive driving. Please Take it Slow Tahoe: Speed is reduced to 35 mph through all zones.
Double penalty in work zones: the Nevada Revised Statute 484.3667 doubles the penalty for speeding, up to $1,000, in any marked road construction or maintenance work zone when workers are present. Go here for more information.
While access to businesses and residences will be continuously maintained in most areas, certain side streets and driveways will temporarily be impacted as as a moving operation for cold milling and paving takes place in the immediate area. Once the milling and paving equipment is safely out of the way, flaggers will release traffic at side streets and driveways.
STAY INFORMED:
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