Road Warrior
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When Nevada Department of Transportation engineers finished designing the Warm Springs Road bridge and prepared for construction, they realized they had a problem.
Decisions are always based on numbers in a poor economy. For the Regional Transportation Commission, it means a $9 million budget gap that, thanks to some signs of improvement in sales tax revenue, was recently reduced to an $8.3 million gap.
It apparently runs in the family, the ability to create artwork accompanied by strong messages about vehicle and pedestrian safety.
Whenever we receive an accident alert from the Regional Transportation Commission, someone in the newsroom blurts out, “Let me guess, I-15 at Sahara.” It’s about as bold a proclamation as saying Las Vegas summers are hot.
Whenever Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Loy Hixson speaks at a gathering and mentions Interstate 15 and Sahara, he hears grumbles and a few incredulous chuckles.