I-80 Overnight Closure: Saturday, June 18
I-80 will be COMPLETELY CLOSED between Battle Mountain exit 231 and Carlin exit 279 from 7 p.m. JUNE 18 and 6 a.m. June 19 as part of a Nevada Department of Transportation interstate improvement project. Closure date is subject to change.
WHY IS THE INTERSTATE BEING CLOSED?
I-80 will be closed to both directions of traffic between Battle Mountain exit 231 and Carlin exit 279 from 7 p.m. June 18 and 6 a.m. June 19. The closure date is subject to change.
Drivers should plan to avoid I-80 travel during the closure.
During the closure, the aging bridge over I-80 Emigrant Pass will be demolished. The bridge will be replaced with a wider, modern bridge to make way for a future truck climbing lane. A new nearly three-mile truck climbing lane will be constructed in the eastbound direction over Emigrant Pass. An approximate five-mile truck climbing lane was constructed last year in the westbound direction.
