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NDOT and RTC outline multi‑billion dollar regional plans, local projects and options to ease Pyramid Highway congestion
Summary
Nevada Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation Commission presented a 20‑year plan with 107 projects, discussed funding (local fuel tax, federal grants), and detailed local projects — including Sparks Boulevard widening, Eagle Canyon safety work, and a Northeast Connector study with Vista and La Pasada alternatives.
Kevin Barry, chief of program development, multimodal planning at the Nevada Department of Transportation, and Paul, government affairs officer for the Regional Transportation Commission, gave a joint briefing on regional transportation planning and specific projects affecting Spanish Springs.
Barry said the department manages more than 13,000 lane miles and roughly 1,200 bridges statewide and coordinates with the RTC on the 20‑year regional transportation plan (RTP) that feeds NDOT’s statewide transportation improvement program (STIP). Paul said the RTP contains 107 projects totaling about $4.6 billion; projects are prioritized into a five‑year regional transportation improvement program and then a shorter two‑year outlook for interlocal agreements with Reno, Sparks and Washoe County.
Paul outlined regional revenue sources…
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