Council member Diane Vanderwell said the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Pyramid Highway reconstruction — a project she described at roughly $66,000,000 — is almost complete and includes widening, a 10-foot shared-use path, bike lanes, raised medians, smart signals and improved lighting and landscaping.

"NDOT's 66000000 dollar project has really transformed Pyramid Highway," Council member Diane Vanderwell said, describing lane widening from four to six lanes in places and sections that will be rebuilt to improve traffic flow and safety.

Mayor Ed Lawson and staff also highlighted several other corridor and traffic projects: the Audi Wells project, a 3.2-mile corridor transformation handled by the RTC; the creation of Special Improvement District No. 1 near the Five Ridges community to finance Highland Ranch Parkway upgrades; and a Regional Trail Connectivity Project that used about $80,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funds from NDOT and the Federal Highway Administration to add a protected pedestrian crossing on Wingfield Hills Road.

The city has piloted a real-time traffic-signal system with the Regional Transportation Commission that dynamically adjusts signal timing using live data; Lawson said the system will shift lights on Sparks Boulevard during incidents on Pyramid Highway to improve alternate-route flow and could be expanded if successful. Work also included ADA upgrades at two intersections and a multi-phase Sparks Boulevard improvement to expand to three lanes in each direction while monitoring wetlands impacted by the project under an agreement with the RTC.

Public-works metrics offered by Lawson said more than 930,000 square feet of roadway received preventative maintenance and more than 160,000 square feet of roadway were rehabilitated last year; existing signage and striping were also addressed. A separate legislative step was reported: the council unanimously approved a 2025 bill draft request asking the Nevada Legislature to consider amending state law to allow construction of a toll road from La Posada Drive to USA Parkway; Lawson framed the toll-road proposal as a response to congestion and long-term access to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.