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That all changed when the governor (Sisolak) made the call a few weeks ago, rather than complaining about it, rather than putting press releases out about it,” Newsom said. “When asked on our side of the border ‘What is Caltrans going to do?’ the answer is we have nothing prepared. California needs to step up,” according to the Review-Journal.

Nevada had widened its side of the freeway to three lanes several years ago and Newsom said Sisolak called to say “we can’t take it anymore. Steve Sisolak credit for pushing California to address the southbound congestion that can make a 113-mile drive from the Nevada state line to Barstow, California, last from three to five hours. 5 news conference, Newsom gave Nevada Gov. With weekend freeway traffic as a backdrop at the Dec.

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Along the 1,470-mile route through the Mountain West, the freeway picks up traffic from intersections with I-90 in Montana, I-84 in Idaho and Utah, and I-80 and I-70 in Utah before it enters California.īut the congestion creating the most concern stems from a 5-mile, southbound stretch that narrows from three lanes to two between the border town of Primm, Nevada, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture Agricultural Station. Interstate 15 runs from the Montana-Canadian border and passes through six states before it terminates in San Diego, California. 28 report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal accompanied by photos of the freeway resembling a parking lot filled with cars and semitrailer trucks. Since the beginning of the year, traffic volume has continued to increase on the interstate,” according to a Nov. “The traffic nightmare on southbound I-15 is a rite of passage for motorists on holiday weekends leaving Las Vegas.

The announcement happened a week after Thanksgiving traffic was reportedly backed up as far as 20 miles from where I-15 crosses the Nevada-California state line. That’s when a temporary fix of widening a 5-mile stretch of the freeway will be completed, the governors of Nevada and California announced recently. As travelers and truckers endure I-15 congestion between Las Vegas and Southern California over the holidays, they may or may not find relief knowing that driving to next year’s family gatherings and bowl games will be less frustrating.