No overnight closure of SR28 at Lake Tahoe needed May 1

The Nevada Department of Transportation has wrapped up the first in a series of overnight full road closures on State Route 28 ahead of schedule and will not need to close again tonight, May 1.

Both directions of SR 28 were closed between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. April 29 and 30 for installation of bridges on the State Route 28 shared used path. Originally scheduled to also take place May 1, the bridge installations wrapped up ahead of schedule, meaning that overnight road closures will not take place and SR 28 will be open to travel during the overnight hours of May 1.

Some future closures still need to take place.

Both directions of SR 28 are still scheduled to close between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. May 6 and May 7, as well as May 14 and May 15, to install remaining pathway bridge decks.

Through late June, single lane closures will also take place Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. in areas between the southern end of Incline Village and three miles south of Sand Harbor State Park. Periodic overnight and weekend single lane closures may also occur. Motorists should anticipate 20 to 30-minute travel delays.

The April 29 and 30 roadway closure allowed for installation of seven spans of pre-fabricated bridge deck on the three-plus mile shared use path under construction between southern Incline Village and Sand Harbor State Park. The pathway has been excavated and paved, bridge foundations constructed, and 2,800 linear feet of storm drain pipes, a pathway tunnel and 5,000 linear feet of reinforcing wall installed. The bridge deck installations are the final major element of construction.

When complete this summer, the new pathway by contractor Granite Construction will enhance safety and mobility for everyone on the roadway. More than 2.5 million vehicles a year travel on State Route 28, mixing with as many as 2,000 pedestrians and bicyclists who park and recreate near the roadside on peak days, creating safety and accessibility concerns on the mountain highway. Three new parking areas near the Ponderosa Ranch and Tunnel Creek Café will also provide safer parking options.