$560 million awarded to Vegas highway widening project

The Nevada Department of Transportation board on Monday approved the largest contract in state history.The $559.4 million contract with Kiewit Infrastructure West will pay for Project NEON, a 3.7-mile widening of Interstate 15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl in downtown Las Vegas.Gov. Brian Sandoval said thanks to NDOT staff and Kiewit, that is nearly $500 million less than the road project was originally expected to cost. In addition, it will be done by 2019.“They’ve t