Carson City Freeway project crosses halfway point

The final stretch of the Carson City Freeway is starting to look like a freeway.Crews from Road and Highway Builders have begun laying asphalt on the four-mile section between Fairview Drive and Spooner Junction.With nearly all the 20-inch thick base down and compacted and paving under way, NDOT Resident Engineer Ashley Hurlbut said the project is now officially more than half complete. To prepare the roadbed, NDOT officials say the contractor has moved almost a million cubic yards of material.