ROAD ALERT: I-15 lanes closed for restriping

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 16, 2014 - 12:19 pm

Traffic will be reduced to four travel lanes in each direction of Interstate 15 Sunday for a restriping project.

The Nevada Transportation Department announced the lane reductions would be in place from I-15’s Spaghetti Bowl interchange with U.S. Highway 95 south to Russell Road from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Maintenance crews are restriping the median and express lanes for greater reflectivity.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on Twitter.

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