NDOT board approves contract to build USA Parkway

The Nevada Department of Transportation Board on Monday approved a $75.9 million contract with Ames Construction to build the USA Parkway connecting Interstate 80 to U.S. 50 through the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.Project Manager Pedro Rodriguez said the company has agreed to a schedule that will finish the road a 125 days ahead of the Dec. 31, 2017, deadline.Ames was recommended by Department of Transportation staff a month ago after the company came in $2 million below the next lowest bidder