CalTrans: All lanes of I-15 SB to be open to California over holiday weekend

11 a.m. update: Nevada State Police on Friday advised of a crash on the 95 southbound, 1 mile south of Nevada/California border. Authorities say the 95 southbound travel lanes are closed and traffic is being diverted onto State Route 163.

Lane closures expected for several hours, authorities say. Police advise taking an alternate route if possible.

#TrafficAlert Crash 95SB 1 mile south of NV/CA border.
95SB travel lanes are closed – traffic is being diverted onto SR163. Lane closures expected for several hours. Please take an alternate route if possible.
— Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Southern Comm (@NVStatePolice_S) September 2, 2022

UPDATE: While Cal Trans had said that there would be a “construction moratorium” in place starting at 6 a.m. on Friday, roadwork on the I-15 southbound after Primm Blvd still had traffic down to one lane only Friday morning.

RTC advised that this was expected until 8 a.m. FOX5 reached out to Cal Trans for more information and has yet to hear back.

#FASTALERT 6:57 AM, Sep 02 2022
Roadwork on SB I-15 After Primm Blvd
Down to 1 lane only
Expected until 8:00am
Expect major delays
Check tires / Get Fuel and Water
— RTC Southern Nevada (@RTCSNV) September 2, 2022

Original story continues below.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - If your planning on traveling either to California or Utah over the long Labor Day weekend, there’s some good news and some bad news depending on which direction you are driving.

If your planning on driving to Southern California via I-15 this weekend, Caltrans announced that all traffic lanes will be open, effective 6 a.m. Friday. The agency says it will have a “no construction moratorium” that will continue through Labor Day weekend, ending at 6 p.m. Tuesday night.

As a result of the “no construction moratorium,” all traffic lanes will be open on I-15 south of Primm. In addition, all lanes south of Nipton Road heading to Mountain Pass will also be open.

Strong monsoonal storms recently damaged a bridge over the Wheaton wash, which forced Caltrans to narrow traffic down to one lane for emergency repairs. Closing two traffic lanes for the repairs resulted in huge traffic delays for anyone heading toward Barstow.

On the Nevada side, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has also announced a “construction moratorium” for the holiday weekend. NDOT’s moratorium will start at 6 a.m. Friday and continue through late Tuesday night.

However, here is the bad news: Drivers planning a trip on I-15 between Moapa and Mesquite can expect major delays this holiday weekend.

NDOT told FOX5 that although no construction will be happening along I-15 near Mesquite, they have no ability to reopen the second traffic lane, meaning only one lane will be open in both directions south of Mesquite. Drivers are already seeing major delays on I-15 between the Moapa Valley and Mesquite along I-15.

NDOT is advising drivers to leave either early or very late to avoid getting stuck in delays between 1-2 hours that are expected over Labor Day weekend.