Thank you for your feedback. NDOT is responsible for the freeway system in Nevada, and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is responsible for public transit in the Las Vegas Valley. The RTC has planning studies and reports of various options to decrease traffic congestion in southern Nevada. There is not a current RTC study that includes light rail along the freeways, so light rail was not considered as part of this project.

It is also important to note that this project is addressing the aging infrastructure and safety, which cannot be resolved with transit service.

Thank you for your feedback. The recessed alternative (Alternative 8) is proposing soundwalls at the edge of the freeway in areas that are not capped, so the soundwalls would disturb the opportunity to see across the freeway in some locations. There is a natural 200-foot rise in topography from Eastern to I-15. Each alternative will still be dealing with that grade; however, the improved ramp movements between I-15 and US 95 will eliminate the decreased traffic speed that typically occurs.

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Thank you for your feedback. For the potential cap space in Alternative 8, the project team has discussed the use of cap space for affordable housing as a potential mitigation option, but unfortunately, FHWA does not currently allow buildings to be built on top of a cap.

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The No-Build option comes with its own unique set of actions that would be required by NDOT. The bridge structures that carry the freeway through downtown are nearing (the I-947 portion of the viaduct) or past (the G-947 portion) their useful service life. Bridge maintenance costs increase dramatically in the latter years of a bridge’s service life. In 2021, NDOT committed $30M to rehabilitate this structure, which is estimated to cover the majority of maintenance needs for a 10-year period. If the bridges are not replaced in that timeframe, a more significant rehabilitation and/or partial replacement project would need to be pursued.

The purpose and need for this project is to address the aging infrastructure, safety, and congestion to increase the efficiency of the movement of people, goods, and services on the freeway while revitalizing and reconnecting the community. Unfortunately, the No-Build Alternative does not meet the full purpose and need of the project.

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