Las Vegas Paving Corporation has secured a $12.7 million Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) roadway construction contract for varied upgrades.
The work addresses six miles of north and southbound Interstate 11 from Wagonwheel Drive to the concrete section of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in Henderson, Nevada, noting the scope of work involves placing nearly 24,000 tons of blacktop.
The upgrades remove and replace the existing 14-year-old rubberized asphalt, replacing it with a crumb rubber overlay for a smoother, rejuvenated driving surface credited with dampening ambient noise.
The effort will also involve repairing concrete slab and bridge decks at East Paradise Hills and College drives, plus ramp repaving, as well as installing 315,283 cubic yards of decorative rock, 698 boulders, and 2,817 cubic yards of riprap at the freeway interchanges – indicating rock, boulders, and riprap help aid air and water quality while reducing soil erosion for better slope management.
New bridge painting and drainage enhancements are slated in addition to lighting and signage improvements, with authorities determining the stretch of roadway targeted for the work averages more than 76,000 vehicles daily, with heavy truck travel accounting for nearly 4 percent of total traffic. The improvements are scheduled to finish by late summer 2021.