RENO, NV – Last week, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the Nevada Department of Transportation will receive more than $275 million in federal funding to widen I-80 from Vista Boulevard to USA Parkway between the Reno-Sparks metro area and Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. The improvements funded by this award include an additional lane in each direction, shoulder widening, bridge reconstruction, new pavement, and intelligent transportation system facilities. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto advocated specifically for this project, and the funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law they helped pass.
KRNV Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto secure $275M for I-80 corridor improvements east of Sparks
- U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto announced that the Nevada Department of Transportation will receive over $275 million in federal funding to enhance the I-80 corridor.
- The project will widen the interstate from Vista Boulevard to USA Parkway, connecting the Reno-Sparks metro area with the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.
- The improvements include an additional lane in each direction, shoulder widening, bridge reconstruction, new pavement, and intelligent transportation system facilities.
- This funding is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which both senators helped pass.
- The senators have been active in securing funding for various infrastructure projects in Nevada, including pedestrian safety improvements, clean energy public transit expansion, and modernization of critical roadways.
- Last month, they announced $4.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to enhance road safety in Northern Nevada.
KOLO Reno – NDOT gets $275 million for I-80 improvements
- The Nevada Department of Transportation will be getting more than $275 million in federal funding for expansions and improvement on Interstate 80.
- The funding will be for improvements on I-80 from Vista Blvd to USA Parkway between the Reno-Sparks metro area and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.
- Improvements that will be made with this funding will include an additional travel lane in each direction, shoulder widening, bridge reconstruction, and new pavement.
- U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen made the announcement.
- “I’m proud to have worked across the aisle to secure more than $275 million in federal funding to widen I-80, which will help reduce traffic and support local economic growth,” said Senator Rosen. “This funding was made possible thanks to the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that I helped write and pass. I’ll keep working with Senator Cortez Masto and our bipartisan Congressional delegation to deliver real results for Nevadans.”
KRNV Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto announce funding to expand, improve I-80
Anchor: “The Nevada Department of Transportation getting $275 million to expand and improve a stretch of I-80 in the Reno-Sparks area. That announcement, coming from Nevada Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It will be used to widen the interstate from Vista Boulevard out east to USA Parkway.”
KRXI Reno: Rosen, Cortez Masto announce funding to expand, improve I-80
Anchor: “And if your commute from Fernley to Reno, you’ll know about all of these changes that are coming to I-80. The Nevada Department of Transportation is set to receive more than $275 million in federal funding to widen that interstate from Vista Boulevard to USA parkway. Well, that announcement coming from Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen. A lane will be added in each direction of that highway and the improvements also include shoulder widening, a bridge reconstruction, and even new pavement.”
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