Category 9: Highway Improvements on Publicly Owned Land Honorable Mention
2002 Lakeshore Scenic Drive, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Lakeshore Scenic Drive,
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Designer:
FHWA, Georgia Division, Atlanta, GA
Central Federal Lands Highway Division,
Lakewood, CO
Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Sterling, VA
Contractor:
Progressive Contracting, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
W. Jaxson Baker, Inc., Redding, CA
FNF Construction, Inc., Tempe, AZ
D.H. Blattner & Sons, Avon, MN
Frehner Construction Company, Inc.,
North Las Vegas, NV
Numerous drainage improvements were made, including one major bridge, enlargement of several culverts, and construction of low-water crossings. The drive was also realigned to remove heavy traffic from the existing road, which runs parallel and over old and fragile waterline.