LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – As the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) makes plans for the US50 corridor on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, the public has been participating in the process. There were three information booths sent up from March 30 to April 2, with 170 community members and stakeholders taking part by providing input and learning more about the initial concepts for the highway. These include vehicle, transit, and multi-modal strategies to enhance roadway travel and safety on US50 between Spooner Summit and the Nevada-California border at Stateline.

At the March 30 session at the library, there were 56 participants, on March 31 at the LTVA, 45 participants, and on April 2 at Kayle Community Center there were 69 participants. To view what was shown at these three events, visit HERE.

US50 along the east shore of Lake Tahoe is a National Scenic Byway that sees about seven million trips annually made by a range of travelers including residents, visitors, recreationists, commuters, and regional traffic.

The U.S. 50 East Shore Corridor Management Plan (CMP) is assessing and evaluating needs along the 13-mile corridor. The CMP is creating a mobility vision, developing supporting goals, and identifying improvement strategies for the corridor based on existing regional plans, stakeholder input, and assessment of travel and safety data. The study is examining potential multi-modal solutions, including pedestrian, bicycle, and local and regional transit services, as well as innovative transportation and mobility strategies to serve the unique seasonal and massive visitor-driven fluctuations in use. As a planning-level study, the CMP will inform future project development by NDOT and partner agencies.

The U.S. 50 CMP is a fresh start to developing multi-modal solutions for the corridor and started with a “blank canvas” after NDOT outreach on the highway began in 2017.

Amid increasing traffic, NDOT also plans additional highway improvements not part of the CMP in the coming years. Beginning this year, NDOT will install a traffic signal at the intersection of US50 and Warrior Way. By controlling all directions of travel, the signal will help provide designated and safer access to and from the highway. Also this summer, there is also a new entrance/exit being built east of the current entrance of Round Hill Pines that will include a middle turn lane.

Within the coming five years, the Department also plans to repave and rehabilitate approximately 13 miles of U.S. 50 between Stateline and Spooner Summit for a smoother and safer drive.

The study should be completed this summer. To view the CMP webpage, visit https://www.dot.nv.gov/projects-programs/programs-studies/u-s-50-tahoe-east-shore-corridor-management-plan.