Snow chains required on state Route 160 heading into Pahrump

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 23, 2015 - 6:14 pm

Snow Chains (Thinkstock)

Snow chains are required on a section of state Route 160, which connects the Las Vegas Valley to Pahrump, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Monday afternoon.

Motorists going east will need chains once they pass state Route 159, Red Rock Canyon Road, heading into Nye County.

The area experienced snowfall overnight following a rainy day Sunday.

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