Unfortunately, my construction photos from 2014 and 2016 from the first page of the thread have been lost forever, but here are some shots from today's NDOT walk/run/bike event.
That whole "drive onto the freeway and park in the left lane" thing looked like a pain in the rear. I parked a bit off the freeway and rode my bike from there and was glad I did. Note that the VMS is blank, so roadfro's idea of revealing the opening date that way didn't happen.
Those views of Jobs Peak and Freel Peak from the sweeping curve at the southeast corner of Carson City are the scenic highlight of this stretch. That looks very nice right after a snowstorm. There is still a little bit of smoky haze from the Mariposa CA fire but nowhere near what we had earlier in the week.
It's not very scenic through the sunken stretch along the east side of town; feels like driving down a bowling alley.
Mileposts reference I-580 starting from the south junction of I-580/US 50/US 395
...however the exit numbers reference US 395, starting from the south entrance from California at Topaz Lake.
This is the only Clearview you will see.
Artwork representing a Basque sheepherder. The posts are supposed to be tree trunks and they don't quite work for me.
I'm not sure where they intend on installing this eagle sculpture but it's pretty nice.
That "Freeway Ends" sign will be there for quite some number of years.
The last few hundred yards of the southbound lanes are concrete, because of all the trucks that will be coming to a stop for the light there.
Reward yourself with some free NDOT swag!