High-speed train utility work set near Nevada-California border this week

LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — After weeks of work deeper into Southern California, Brightline West’s high-speed train route will be busy this week as field investigation crews return closer to the Nevada border.

Much of the work currently underway involves potholing, where crews identify existing utility lines along the route. Work will take place primarily during daytime hours with some work at night to minimize disruption to traffic. In some instances, short-term closures of freeway shoulders will be required.

Site work near Primm Valley Golf Course, Nipton Road and Mountain Pass is on Brightline’s schedule Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Friday, Sept. 6. Work is also continuing farther along Interstate 15 near Halloran Springs, Baker, Zzyzx Road and Victorville. A complete schedule appears below:

• On Nipton Road (I-15): Potholing will take place at Nipton Road outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans’s Right of Way. This will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• West of Nipton Road (I-15): Potholing will take place on West Nipton Road outside the northbound I-15 freeway limit but within Caltrans’s Right of Way. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• East of Death Valley Road (I-15): Potholing will take place east of Death Valley Road, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans’s Right of Way. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• West of Halloran Springs Road (I-15): Potholing will take place west of Halloran Springs Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• West of Halloran Springs Road (I-15): Potholing will take place west of Halloran Springs Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• East of Zzyzx Road (I-15): Potholing will take place east of ZZYZX Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Thursday, Sept. 5, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• East of Death Valley Road (I-15): Potholing will occur east of Death Valley Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Thursday, Sept. 5, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• East of Minneola Road (I-15): Potholing will occur east of Minneola Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Friday, Sept. 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• East of East Main Street (I-15): Potholing will occur east of East Main Street outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans’s Right of Way. This will occur on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• On I-15 from Primm Valley Golf Course through Mountain Pass: Plate load testing will be performed in the freeway center median, Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
• On I-15 from Razor Road to the Field Road: Plate load testing will be performed in the freeway center median, Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Friday, Sept. 6, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
• I-15 between L Street and Dale Evans Parkway: Geotechnical boring scheduled on the center median and exterior shoulders. Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
• On I-15 on Stoddard Wells Frontage Road to Palmdale Road:
  • Geotechnical boring scheduled on Palmdale Road, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Geotechnical boring scheduled on Mojave Drive on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and Wednesday, Sept. 4, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Geotechnical boring scheduled on the east Frontage Road near Stoddard Wells on Thursday, Sept. 5, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Geotechnical boring scheduled on D Street on Thursday, Sept. 5th, and Friday, Sept. 6, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.

Motorists should proceed with extra caution through work zones and adhere to posted detour signs, speed limits and other signage. Note: Dates and times are subject to change. Operations are weather-dependent.

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