Planned Outage on 12/5 and 12/6 Along 90 Miles of I-15 Near Baker (CA) Will Impact Gas Stations, EV Charging, & Food Establishments
Travelers from 10pm to 10am Each Night Urged to Plan Ahead
LAS VEGAS, Nev – The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Southern California Edison (SCE) are informing travelers about a planned power outage affecting the Baker, CA community and Interstate 15 (I-15). SCE will be conducting reliability upgrades on the nights of Tuesday, December 5th and Wednesday, December 6th — from 10 p.m. to 10. a.m. the following morning — impacting a 90-mile stretch along the I-15 near Baker.
During the outage periods, services such as food establishments, gas stations, and electric vehicle charging ports around Baker will not be available. Travelers are strongly urged to plan their journeys accordingly, considering the limited amenities during this time.
To sign up for alerts, individuals can visit sce.com/outage and click the “Get Alerts” icon on the top right.
For any inquiries regarding the outage, individuals are encouraged to contact SCE via email at [email protected].
Motorists should use caution while traveling through work zones, and take alternate detour routes, if possible. NDOT works with Waze to inform the public about planned highway restrictions. Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other factors. For the latest state highway conditions, visit www.nvroads.com or call 511 before driving.
An informed commuter is a prepared commuter.
Southern Nevada is growing, and that can mean construction, service improvements, and special events may impact your commute.
Drivers are encouraged to plan their commutes by checking ahead of time for traffic conditions as well as leaving earlier for their destinations.
To help you plan your travel, current detours and restrictions are posted below. This page is updated every Thursday.
Weekly Traffic Alerts
The RTC gathers information weekly and publishes updates on projects that may impact your travel each Thursday.
NDOT Centennial Bowl project impacts
- Ongoing – US-95 southbound exit 91, Centennial, Ann, Rancho Drive off-ramp periodic overnight closures.
- Ongoing – Long-term closure on Oso Blanca Road from the 215 Beltway to Deer Springs Way.
- Ongoing – Northbound US-95 at the 215 Beltway will be reduced to three lanes.
- Ongoing – US-95 southbound at the 215 Beltway to be reduced to three lanes.
- For more project information visit https://www.nevadaus95nw.com/.
NDOT I-15 Widening Project
- Ongoing – all day – Speedway under I-15, intermittent lane closures.
- Ongoing – all day – Las Vegas Boulevard under I-15, intermittent lane closures.
- Ongoing – 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – I-15 northbound and southbound, Speedway to Garnet, 1 lane open nightly Sunday through Thursday.
NDOT I-15/Tropicana project impacts
- 12/4 – 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. – I-15 northbound and southbound, Tropicana to Harmon, 3 lanes open
- To 1/15, Sunday to Thursday nights – 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. – Frank Sinatra southbound, Bellagio to Aria, 1 lane open.
- To 1/15, Sunday to Thursday nights – 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Dean Martin northbound and southbound, near Harmon, 1 lane open.
- To 2/28 – all day – I-15 northbound, Tropicana to Flamingo, 4 lanes open.
- Through 2/28 – all day – Tropicana eastbound and westbound, Dean Martin to Polaris, 2 lanes open.
- Through 12/31 – all day – Harmon eastbound and westbound, Jerry Lewis to Aria driveway, 2 lanes open.
- Through 12/31 – all day – Dean Martin northbound, Palms Center to Hotel Rio.
- To 6/2024 – all day – I-15 southbound off ramp to Tropicana eastbound, CLOSED.
- To 6/2024 – all day – Tropicana eastbound and westbound, Dean Martin to NYNY Driveway, 2 lanes open.
- To 2/28 – all day – Tropicana on ramp to I-15 northbound CLOSED.
- To 2/28 – all day – I-15 southbound off ramp to Tropicana westbound, CLOSED.
- To 6/2024 – all day – I-15 northbound hook ramp to Frank Sinatra, CLOSED.
- For more information, visit https://www.i15trop.com/
NDOT I-515 (US 93/95) Improvements Nellis to Twain project
- Through November – all day – I-515 northbound and southbound, Desert Inn to Russell, 1 lane CLOSED.
NDOT I-515 Charleston project impacts
- 11/30 – 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. – I-515 northbound, Charleston to Eastern, 1 lane open.
- 11/30 – 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. I-515 southbound, Stewart to Wyoming, 1 lane open.
- Ongoing – all day – Charleston Boulevard eastbound and westbound between Sandhill/ Honolulu and Sacramento, 2 lanes open.
- For more project information visit https://i515charleston.com/.
