Accelerating Construction. Project Neon. Connecting Commuters. ACTT Workshop

摘要

As highway construction continues to cause strain to the National roadway system, both State and Federal transportation agencies are searching for innovative approaches that will minimize disruptions to the traveling public. Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer (ACTT) is a process that helps identify innovative techniques/technologies and reduce construction time, enhance safety and improve quality on major highway projects.The goal of the Interstate 15 (i-15) corridor actt workshop, held March 15-17, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada, was to examine potential improvements to a section of the i-15 corridor through central Las Vegas known as project neon. The workshop brought together 56 experts from 17 states and Washington, DC individuals with an extensive knowledge of environmental planning and documentation, complex freeway projects, public outreach, traffic planning and construction. Interstate 15 is a major north-south route that links Las Vegas to California on the southwest and to Salt Lake City and beyond on the northeast. project neon encompasses an urban section of i-15 beginning at the us 95/i-15 interchange (the Spaghetti Bowl) and extending approximately 2.5 miles south. This section of the i-15 corridor serves the Las Vegas Valley as a primary transportation link through central Las Vegas, serving over 250,000 vehicles per day,and that number is going to change drastically. In recent years, Las Vegas has been one of the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States. That trend is projected to continue through 2030, with an anticipated 60 percent increase in population during that time. Providing transportation solutions that will accommodate this growth is a major challenge facing the Nevada Department of Transportation (ndot), the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (rtc) and other local agencies, making project neon a key planning effort for the entire metropolitan area. The primary goals for project neon, then, are as follows: (1) meet the short- and long-term transportation needs of the project area; (2) provide improved transportation in response to regional growth; (3) decrease congestion; and 4) enhance mobility.