Nevada 28 Improvements

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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/14/tahoes-25m-highway-improvement-plan-gets-boost/

Transportation officials at Lake Tahoe are moving forward with a $25 million plan to improve the Nevada state highway along the longest stretch of the mountain lake's undeveloped shoreline. Construction is expected to begin next summer on everything from new bike paths and transit stops, to safer guard rails and better storm-water collection filters along the 11-mile stretch of State Route 28 between Incline Village and U.S. Highway 50.

In addition to improving safety, facilitating mass transit and enhancing visitor enjoyment, the project is expected to help improve water clarity. Studies show about two-thirds of pollutants that degrade the clarity of the lake's water come from runoff from roads, parking lots and other developed areas. Segments of State Route 28 will be improved in Washoe, Carson and Douglas counties with expanded off-highway parking, new scenic view points, emergency pullouts and a park-n-ride lot near U.S. Highway 50. Construction will begin with 3 miles of new off-highway bike path from Incline Village's Lakeshore Drive to Sand Harbor.

The two-lane mountainside road is the only access route to the area where an estimated 2.6 million vehicles travel annually. The Tahoe Transportation District is leading the effort in partnership with 12 other agencies developing the "Route 28 Corridor Management Plan."