Sammy Lott

Overdrive Staff

Nov 03, 2013

He loves to ride and watch traffic. Also a great buddy on the road for 8 years now. Plus he talks.

David Lott | Company driver, Blamba Express Inc.

Bridge inspections closing lanes on I-11 at Hoover Dam January 25-Feb. 5 | Nevada Department of Transportation will be closing lanes both north and southbound Interstate 11 over the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial (Hoover Dam) Bridge in Clark County. Monday-Friday, Jan. 25-29, the outside travel lane along SB I-11 will closed from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Monday-Friday, Feb. 1-5, the NB outside travel lane will close at the same time daily. Lane closures are needed for structural bridge inspections, conducted on a biennial basis per federal law. The 1,900-foot-long, 890-foot-tall steel-and-concrete composite arch bridge opened to traffic on October 19, 2010.

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