A section of the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 are shown in pieces near Moapa Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday’s storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 | 10:42 a.m.
More lanes of Interstate 15 near Moapa have been opened following heavy flooding last week, the Nevada Department of Transportation said today.
Two northbound lanes and one southbound lane are now open, and daytime restrictions on commercial vehicles traveling northbound have been lifted, officials said.
Severe flooding following heavy rain on Sept. 8 washed away parts of the highway near Moapa and Glendale. Crews from NDOT and Las Vegas Paving have been working around the clock to reopen the interstate, officials said.
On Friday, the highway was opened to limited traffic for the first time since the flood.
Northbound big-rig trucks were detoured off I-15 at times for more than a week to a route adding 50 miles and several hours to their Nevada-to-Utah trip.
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