A Nevada Department of Transportation project to repave and enhance Kingsbury Grade last year has received a Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Best in the Basin Award. The project substantially completed ahead of schedule in 2014, and was recognized as a water quality and erosion control improvement that helped enhance the Lake Tahoe environment.
UPDATE MONDAY 7:30AM: I-580 through Washoe Valley remains closed, according to Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol division. It is unknown when it will open. Alt. 395 remains open with delays. For the latest road closures see NVroads.com. Troopers are advising motorists not to travel on area roadways from Reno through the Carson Valley.
A prescribed burn halfway up Kingsbury Grade from Carson Valley drew some attention as the winds picked up this morning. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District spokeswoman Michelle Turner said firefighters are monitoring the burn and.
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Two Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were struck and killed Thursday on northbound Interstate 15 near Charleston Boulevard. Las Vegas police are investigating.