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NDOT seeks funding to finish statewide P25 radio replacement; project budgeted at $74 million
Summary
Nevada Department of Transportation and partner agencies are replacing the statewide shared P25 radio system they began in 2019; NDOT told the committee the project is budgeted at $74 million, $44.3 million has been spent through FY24, and completion is projected in FY27 but may be affected by work on mountaintop sites.
Joe Harrington, communications director for the Nevada Department of Transportation, told the Assembly Ways and Means Committee May 28 that Senate Bill 493 would appropriate funds to continue replacing the statewide shared P25 radio system used by public‑safety agencies.
NDOT described the P25 migration as a public‑private partnership begun in 2019 with NV Energy and Washoe County to consolidate radio infrastructure into a single statewide public‑safety communications system serving more than 16,000 users. Felicia Denny, NDOT financial staff, told the committee the project has spent about $44.3 million through FY24, is expected to spend roughly $55.8 million through 2025, and the overall project is budgeted at $74 million. NDOT requested allocation of $2,865,572 in general funds and $15,039,943 in highway funds for the upcoming biennium; any remaining balance not committed by 06/30/2027 would revert to the fund of origin.
Committee members asked about the schedule; NDOT said the project is currently estimated for completion in FY27 but noted mountaintop work and severe weather could delay some site builds. The bill and appropriations were included in the governor’s recommended (executive) budget. No opposition testimony was recorded in committee or by callers. The committee closed the hearing on SB493 at the end of the Wednesday agenda and later moved a consent package of one‑shot appropriations that included the bill during work session.
