Has fear of getting stuck in traffic ever prevented you from going somewhere? For some Southern Californians considering a visit to Las Vegas, the thought of getting stuck in an hours-long backup surely has.
In December 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and then-Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak jointly announced a project to add a third lane to a five-mile stretch of southbound Interstate 15 between the state line and Barstow, California, to help alleviate congestion on weekends and holidays.
The governors projected that the widening project would be completed by the end of summer 2022.
As summer 2023 approaches, however, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) tells the Weekly that, thus far, just one mile has been completed on the freeway’s southbound side.
