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Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes as southbound Interstate 580 is reduced to two lanes in central Reno this weekend as part of a continuing Nevada Department of Transportation project to resurface the interstate and improve bridges.
From 10 p.m. Friday, April 28 through 4 a.m. Monday, May 1, southbound I-580 will be reduced to two lanes from Villanova Drive to Moana Lane. No lane reductions will take place on northbound lanes.
The southbound I-580 off ramp to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will be closed for 10 days beginning Sunday, April 30 at 10 p.m. and ending at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10. A detour is available via Plumb Lane.
Motorists who must travel this section of I-580 should plan for extensive travel delays and are reminded to drive safely and attentively through the work zone.
Crews will resurface one lane of southbound interstate on the bridge viaduct structure carrying I-580 over Regional Transportation Commission bus facilities. Many sections of the interstate surface are more than 40 years old.
Four additional “marathon” construction weekends are planned through early summer for resurfacing of other lanes. Each of these major construction weekends allow crews to condense approximately one and half months of resurfacing construction into one weekend of work, while providing a smoother and longer-lasting pavement. Weekend hours also help avoid additional travel impacts to weekday commute hour traffic.
Through winter 2023, drivers will also see the following intermittent lane reductions and overnight ramp closures on both directions of I-580 from south of Moana Lane (Peckham Lane) to Mill Street.
Lanes will be reduced to three lanes on I-580 between Moana Lane and Mill Street 24/7. Only southbound lanes will be reduced through late May, followed by northbound lanes being reduced to three lanes from late May through mid-summer 2023.
Lanes will be further reduced to between one and/or two lanes on I-580 between Moana Lane and Mill Street between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. nightly Sunday evenings through Friday mornings.
Individual interstate ramps will periodically be closed between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. nightly Sunday evenings to Friday mornings as resurfacing takes place in front of each ramp. Only one consecutive ramp will be closed at a time, with nearby marked detours available.
Speed limits will be reduced to 55 mph, 24/7.
The project will resurface approximately two and a half miles of I-580 from Peckham Lane to Mill Street. Age-related cracking of the concrete interstate surface will first be removed or filled in some areas, and a new asphalt surface placed for a smoother and safer drive. Certain segments of pavement between Mill Street and Villanova Drive were replaced or widened as part of previous road previous projects, and will not be replaced as part of the current reconstruction.
Bridge deck and maintenance improvements will also be made on the bridge viaduct structure carrying I-580 over the Regional Transportation Commission bus facilities between Plumb Lane and Villanova Drive, as well as on northbound I-580 bridges at Second and Fourth streets and Kietzke Lane.
In total, nearly 33,500 tons of asphalt will be used for the interstate surface for the 170,000 drivers who travel the stretch daily. The asphalt paving will provide an adaptable interstate surface to align with future phases of Reno spaghetti bowl renovations.
Information is available at dot.nv.gov or by calling 775-888-7000. Also follow @NevadaDOTReno on Twitter for traffic and project updates in Northern Nevada, and @nevadadot on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates from across the state.