NDOT Holding Public Comment Period for $75M Downtown Tonopah Project

The Nevada Department of Transportation will host both an open comment period and an in-person public meeting to provide information on the rehabilitation of portions of U.S. 6 and U.S. 95 through downtown Tonopah.

• Open Comment Period: The public may view information and provide comments at NDOT Downtown Tonopah Project anytime from 8 a.m. on Nov. 2 through Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.;
• In-Person Public Meeting: An in-person public meeting will be held Nov. 17 at the Tonopah Convention Center located at 301 Brougher Ave., Tonopah, NV 89049. The in-person public meeting is open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a formal presentation beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A session, and
• Those needing additional assistance with access to the in-person meeting materials may contact NDOT’s Public Hearings Officer at 725-208-2771 or lbittleston@dot.nv.gov.

The project limits are on U.S. 6 from mile marker 2 (top of the hill) to approximately 800 feet north of Cutting Street, and on U.S. 95 from the Nye/Esmeralda County line to the U.S. 6 intersection.

The project aims to reconstruct and resurface aging roadways while upgrading outdated water and sewer infrastructure. By completing these utility improvements alongside roadway work, the project will address critical infrastructure needs and help minimize future excavations that could disrupt or damage the newly improved roadways.

Additional improvements include:

• New and reconstructed accessible sidewalks and curb ramps;
• Improved pedestrian crossings and high-visibility crosswalks;
• Bicycle facilities to improve multimodal connectivity through downtown;
• New and upgraded roadway and pedestrian lighting;
• Streetscape and landscaping improvements, including approximately 80 decorative highway streetlights through the downtown corridor;
• Improvements to driveways and property access where needed, and
• Public on-street parking retained to the greatest extent practical while accommodating roadway and safety improvements.

Comments received online or in-person will be documented as part of the official public meeting record. Further information is available by visiting NDOT Downtown Tonopah Project. (Source: Nevada Department of Transportation)