PAHRUMP - The Basin Avenue and Blagg Road intersection will be closed starting 4 pm today, Thursday, to begin preparation for paving operations Friday.
The intersection will remain closed until the paving contractor completes the project, which is anticipated to be Friday afternoon.
Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.
The paving is part of the multi-phase road and utility project on a nearly 1.2-mile stretch of Basin Avenue starting near Highway 160 to just north of Blagg Road.
REMINDER: Nevada Revised Statute 484.3667 doubles the penalty for speeding, up to $1,000, in any marked road construction or maintenance work zone when workers are present. According to the Nevada Department of Transportation, work zone crashes claim three lives every day.