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Just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning a fatal crash was reported on I-580 in Carson City near the N. Carson Street exit. Only one vehicle was involved according to Nevada State Police, which held a single adult male occupant.
I-580 through Washoe Valley remained closed Monday morning from Bowers Mansion Exit 16 southbound to the Carson City side of Eastlake, northbound. There's no estimated time to reopen. Traffic is being diverted onto Alt Highway 395.
UPDATE 2:41PM: The two injured Nevada Department of Transportation employees who were struck by a pickup Tuesday afternoon on US-395 north of Topsy Lane were part of a surveying crew and were not in the roadway at the time of the crash, according to Nevada State Police. Their conditions are unknown at this time. The highway is open.
Two New Jersey State Police troopers and a motorist were injured in crashes on the Garden State Parkway early Thursday.
UPDATE 6:31PM: I-580 from Bowers Mansion to Eastlake will be closed in both directions beginning at 7 p.m., Monday night, according to the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division. NDOT will assess road conditions at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Winds are expected to be in excess of 60 mph this evening.