I-15 opens ‘part-time’ lane near Primm

Las Vegas Review-Journal

1 year ago

Three lanes are seen on Interstate 15 heading south out of Las Vegas near Primm at the Nevada-C ... — Three lanes are seen on Interstate 15 heading south out of Las Vegas near Primm at the Nevada-California border Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto

Memorial Day traffic is backed up as motorists travel southbound on Interstate 15 on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Jean. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

Motorists traveling between Las Vegas and Southern California are getting a measure of relief this weekend.

The California Department of Transportation announced Friday that it will open a “part-time” lane to traffic on southbound Interstate 15 on Sunday.

ATTN I-15 CA and NV border commuters. The I-15 Part-Time Lane will open this Sunday, Aug 27 for use. The lane will be available to use every Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. #Caltrans8 @nevadadot pic.twitter.com/1cyhMoyHwQ

— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) August 25, 2023

The lane, which sits on the right shoulder of I-15 south of the Nevada-California border, will be available every Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Caltrans said.

Las Vegas officials, including Mayor Carolyn Goodman, have called on California and federal officials to widen I-15 from the state line to Barstow to ease traffic congestion, especially after busy holiday weekends.

In 2021, Nevada and California announced a plan to expand a five-mile stretch of the highway from the border to the Department of Food and Agriculture station. A one-mile transition lane opened in 2022 as part of that project.

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