NDOT to start new traffic signal project at Warrior Way Monday, including parking restrictions

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – The new Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) project in Zephyr Cove gets started on Monday. There will be lane reductions and permanent roadside parking restrictions as a new traffic signal is installed to improve safety on US50 near Warrior Way.

Beginning July 10 through fall, intermittent weekday single-lane closures will be in place on US50 near Warrior Way. The majority of closures will take place on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., with periodic overnight lane closures. Additional brief lane closures may also take place in the winter and spring to finalize the activation of the signal.

The new traffic signal will be installed on U.S. 50 at Warrior Way, providing protected turns to and from Warrior Way. In one previous year, nearly 575 turns were made from U.S. 50 and Warrior Way during peak morning and evening commute hours alone. For enhanced emergency response, the signal will temporarily stop traffic as fire engines respond from the nearby Tahoe Douglas fire station.

As the first in a series of traffic signals, an advance signal warning light will be installed to alert drivers approaching the new signal in the westbound direction. Intersection striping and lighting will also be slightly modified.

Crosswalks, intersection sidewalks, and a short pathway will be constructed leading visitors directly from the signalized intersection into the U.S. Forest Service Zephyr Cove Day Use Area. An infiltration basin and drainage improvements will also be installed north of the intersection to enhance natural roadway stormwater infiltration and water quality.

On-highway parking from north of Warrior Way to the Zephyr Cove Resort entrance will also be permanently removed for safety. The on-highway parking is being removed to reduce safety concerns associated with vehicles parking along the shoulders of the heavily-traveled highway. The parking restrictions are aimed at keeping everyone safer by reducing the potential for pedestrian and other traffic crashes. Motorists currently park on the narrow shoulder near the highway’s busy travel lanes, creating potential traffic safety concerns. Erosion and dust pollution created by parking on the dirt roadway shoulders can also impact the Lake Tahoe environment.

NDOT is working with US50 corridor partners to evaluate potential additional parking opportunities off the highway.

The project has been created to enhance safety and mobility on the highway corridor traveled by approximately 19,000 vehicles daily.

Within the coming five years, NDOT also plans to repave and improve approximately 13 miles of US50 between Stateline and Spooner Summit for a smoother and safer drive.

Through the U.S. 50 Corridor Management Plan, NDOT is also gathering public feedback to define future traffic safety and mobility improvements on U.S. 50 between Spooner Summit and the Nevada-California border at Stateline. www.dot.nv.gov/us50eastshore.

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