Newsom: Southbound I-15 near Nevada line will be widened to alleviate traffic jams

A 5-mile agelong of Interstate 15 southbound of the Nevada authorities enactment volition beryllium widened this outpouring successful an effort to destruct a frustrating bottleneck that has caused miles of backups for travelers to California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday.

Caltrans volition repave and restripe the close enarthrosis for usage arsenic a 3rd lane during highest postulation periods, which Newsom described arsenic Sundays and Mondays. Currently, that agelong narrows from 3 lanes to 2 lanes earlier expanding backmost to three.

“This 5-mile agelong of road is simply a captious portion of infrastructure for not lone our 2 states but for the full country. However, the hours of postulation deters tourism and goods movement,” Newsom said.

The politician made the announcement successful a associated quality league with Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on I-15 adjacent the border.

Sisolak said helium phoned Newsom astir a period ago, asking him to code the congestion.

“The chokehold that we person is conscionable causing excessively galore difficulties,” Sisolak said.

The $12 cardinal task volition statesman successful the outpouring with completion expected by summer, Newsom said.

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— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) December 5, 2021

No semipermanent solutions to the gridlock that tin hap successful some directions betwixt San Bernardino and the borderline were announced, but Newsom said immoderate ideas were being discussed. Backups of 25 miles are not unheard of erstwhile determination are dense rainfall and snow, postulation collisions and wildfires. Alternate routes instrumentality motorists acold disconnected their planned course.

Brightline Holdings has projected gathering a 180 mph bid route betwixt Rancho Cucamonga and Las Vegas. No operation day has been announced for the four-year project.