As part of its effort to address traffic congestion on USA Parkway and Interstate 80, the Storey
County Commission voted at its Oct. 21 meeting to confirm a pre-authorized contract with the
Nevada Department of Transportation for the placement and maintenance of temporary traffic
signals on USA Parkway.
The contract is for up to 24 months and cost-sharing up to $273,600 for the traffic signals.
Storey County Manager Austin Osborne said NDOT is already installing the electrical work
between Sydney Drive and USA Parkway for a light at that intersection.
He said the intersection at Denmark Drive needs improvements such as acceleration and
deceleration lanes and straightening of the intersection, and lights can’t be put in at this time
because of high voltage power lines that are in direct proximity as well as some right of way
alignments. He said a light there could be a few months to as long as a year away, depending on
the cooperation of adjacent property owners.
Osborne also said the Waltham Way intersection is feasible for a temporary and potentially a
permanent signal, but there are some logistical issues in relation to other traffic signals in the
area, particularly at Electric Avenue.
He said discussions are ongoing regarding the westbound on-ramp onto I-80 and the Patrick
interchange. He said there have been calls from a state office about potentially closing Patrick or
reducing access to and from Patrick. He said NDOT is looking at how the Sydney, Denmark and
Waltham improvements might address the situation.
Storey County Public Works recently installed stop signs before the Patrick Interchange,
metering vehicles entering I-80 and reducing congestion
“I’ve told the state offices we’re going to get them real time information in what we’re observing
and the functionality of traffic flows, please do not close the interchange,” Osborne said.
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