A popular northern Nevada commute between Reno and state capital Carson City recently improved thanks to the new Interstate-580 extension. However, construction of the $445-million project was no easy task.
Previously, the old U.S. 395 south was the only option available, but the undivided, four-lane highway was susceptible to gridlock, high winds, flooding and head-on collisions. The new 8.5-mile, six-lane I-580 provides an alternate route from Mt. Rose Highway to the Bowers Mansion cutoff.