New Yorker Byran Dai travels Nevada’s portion of Highway 50, The Loneliest Road in America. While many have traversed this legendary stretch of road, very few have captured the entire journey start to end time-lapse style.
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Nevada’s Highway 50: The Loneliest Road in America (Timelapse)
Monday, January 4th, 2016Nevada Celebrates New FRI (Fuel Revenue Indexing) Projects
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and City of North Las Vegas (NLV) hosted a grand opening celebration for four Fuel Revenue Indexing (FRI) projects.
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: Introducing the Stormwater Division
Monday, November 16th, 2015
The Nevada Department of Transportation has always had an Environmental Division, and with our continued commitment to keeping our waters clean, we now have a dedicated stormwater division.
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: Managing Stormwater in the Clear Creek Watershed
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015
The roadway between Carson City and Lake Tahoe was constructed in 1957 in preparation for the 1960 U.S. Olympics in Squaw Valley. Part of the Clear Creek Watershed, erosion has become a serious problem over the years, prompting NDOT to make some significant erosion control and stormwater improvements. James Murphy of NDOT’s Stormwater Management Program explains the benefits of the much needed project.
View this complete post...Nevada DOT: Paving I-580 Time Lapse
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
This is a time lapse video on the paving of the inside two lanes on Southbound I-580 on Monday, August 17th.
View this complete post...Victory Highway, NV: Exploring the Dunphy River Bridge
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
Elizabeth Dickey of Nevada DOT takes you on a tour of the historical section of Highway 40 called “Victory 1.” Out of three bridges in this section, two need to be replaced in order to meet modern safety standards.
View this complete post...Brookings Institution: Pat Mulroy on Climate Change & Water Scarcity
Friday, April 24th, 2015
The impact of climate change is going to play itself out in the water arena says Brookings Senior Fellow Pat Mulroy, former general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. She discusses the crisis Southern Nevada faced during one of the worst droughts in the history of the Colorado River.
View this complete post...Shake It Off – University of Nevada, Reno, Earthquake Engineering Laboratory
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014
The Earthquake Engineering Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno is known for testing large-scale structures on its four shake tables. This video is a parody of Taylor Swift’s song “Shake It Off” that shows how engineers can safely design bridges and buildings to resist earthquake loading. The University of Nevada, Reno ASCE Student Chapter is the GRAND PRIZE WINNER and recipient of $5,000 in the Student Chapter category of ASCE’s 2014 Student and Younger Member Music Video Contest.
View this complete post...Sparks, NV: Planning a New 4-Lane Highway
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Currently, the USA Parkway is a privately built, six-mile-long road connecting from Interstate 80 into the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Sparks. A proposed NDOT project will extend the Parkway by more than 12 miles to reach U.S. 50 near Silver Springs, creating an approximately 18-mile-long, four-lane state roadway between Interstate 80 and U.S. 50. The new roadway would further link the greater Reno/Sparks and Fernley/Fallon areas with the U.S. 50 Silver Springs corridor, enhancing regional mobility and creating an additional route for commuter, freight and other traffic.
View this complete post...Reno, NV: Stenciling Storm Drains to Reduce Pollution
Monday, October 13th, 2014
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