The Nevada Department of Transportation and Granite Construction will begin switching traffic on Interstate 80 Reno to the 2012 construction configuration the weekend of February 10 on the $72 million Design-Build Project from Robb Drive to Vista Boulevard, weather permitting.  I-80 westbound will be reduced to two lanes beginning Sunday, February 5^th, after 9 p.m. as crews prepare for the traffic shift. The shift will occur in two phases. The first phase will shift I-80 eastbound traffic to I-80 westbound from Keystone Avenue to Wells Avenue the weekend of February 10^th. I-80 eastbound and westbound will be two lanes from Fourth Street to Keystone Avenue. The second phase will shift traffic from Wells Avenue to Fourth Street the weekend of March 2^nd.  The traffic control is needed to replace the deteriorating 40-year-old concrete.  The project team is beginning construction early in hopes of reducing traffic control during the special events season.

Phase 1 Ramp Closures, beginning weekend of February 10, 2012 

I-80 eastbound Wells Ave. on-and-off ramps will be closed 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week for approximately five months.

Phase 2 Ramp Closures, beginning weekend of March 2, 2012 

I-80 eastbound Fourth Street off-ramp; and the I-80 westbound Fourth Street on-ramp will be closed 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week for approximately five months.

Suggested Alternate Routes 

I-80 eastbound Wells Ave. on-ramp closure use Fourth St. on-ramp 

Motorists are encouraged to take Wells Ave. south to Sixth St. and east to Fourth St.

I-80 eastbound Wells Ave. off-ramp closure use Virginia St. off-ramp. 

Motorists are encouraged to use the Sierra St. exit south to Sixth St.

I-80 eastbound Fourth St. off-ramp. 

Motorists are encouraged to take I-80 east to US 395 south; exit Second St. west to Kietzke Ln.; Kietzke Ln. north to Fourth St.

Fourth St.  I-80 eastbound off-ramp alternate route from NB US 395. 

Motorists are encouraged to take NB US 395 north to I-80 east; to Rock Blvd. north to Prater Way/ Fourth St.  

Fourth St.  I-80 westbound on-ramp closures use Wells Ave. on-ramp 

Motorists are encouraged to take Fourth St. west to Sixth St. and north to Wells Avenue.

Detailed maps are available on the project website KeepRenoSparksMoving.com.

The estimated $72 million I-80 Design-Build Project includes pavement rehabilitation on approximately 40-year-old concrete between Keystone Avenue and Fourth Street, as well as installing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), signing and striping, drainage and ramp improvements and landscaping and aesthetics enhancements on I-80 between Robb Drive and Vista Boulevard. The project is expected to complete in Fall 2012. Additional project information is available at KeepRenoSparksMoving.com, by phone at (775) 352-5444 or by e-mail at info@KeepRenoSparksMoving.com.