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NDOT briefs Douglas County on five‑year consultation, local projects and statewide funding shortfall
Summary
Nevada Department of Transportation Director Tracy Larkin Thomason presented NDOT’s county consultation process, identified local preservation and safety projects in Douglas County, and warned of a multibillion-dollar statewide backlog driven by stagnant fuel-tax revenue and rising construction costs.
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) presented its county consultation and prioritization process to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 25, listing local projects under study and stressing long-term funding challenges.
NDOT Director Tracy Larkin Thomason told the board that federal regulation requires periodic consultation and that NDOT holds county workshops to gather local needs, then prioritizes projects in the agency’s One Nevada plan based on safety, preservation, mobility, economic viability, sustainability and community connections.
Thomason said NDOT’s principal revenue — federal and state fuel taxes set in 1993 — has not increased and that the agency is managing a statewide backlog estimated at “billions” of dollars per year beyond current budgets. She noted construction costs rose…
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