The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue pilot car operations along Nevada Highway 160 between Betty Avenue and Leslie Street in Pahrump from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday until Nov. 3, the department announced.
A second pilot car operation will take place near “Johnnie Curve” from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 23-27.
Traffic restrictions are required as part of a $8.7 million 14-mile upgrade of Highway 160 between East Basin Avenue to just north of Bell Vista Avenue in Pahrump.
Road and Highway Builders is the general contractor.
NDOT said that plans call for:
■ Mill-and-overlay improvements for a rejuvenated driving surface,
■ Adding two flashing arrow solar-powered signs to “Johnnie Curve”
■ Adding a high-friction surface to prevent skidding
■ Widening and lengthening the turn pocket at U.S. Highway 95 and Highway 160 for a safer, more efficient highway-to-highway connection.
“This cost-efficient project is will extend the highway’s lifecycle while also creating a smoother and safer traveling experience,” NDOT spokesman Tony Illia in a statement.
Motorists should use caution while traveling through the work zone, heed construction signage, and take alternate routes, if possible, NDOT said.
“NDOT works to inform the public about planned highway restrictions, but unscheduled construction changes, closures and restrictions are possible due to weather or other factors,“ the department added.