In The News – State Route 28 Spooner Transportation Hub onstruction launches
May 7, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 5/7/2026, Staff Report
Construction will launch May 11 on a Nevada Department of Transportation-administered project to install a parking hub and watercraft inspection station on State Route 28 near the Spooner Lake State Park entrance.
The project will add parking options, reduce unsafe and harmful roadside parking on State Route 28, and improve aquatic invasive species inspections to protect Lake Tahoe. The project is part of a broader regional effort to improve safety, enhance access, protect water quality and better manage parking along the SR 28 corridor.
The majority of construction will take place off of the roadway, but drivers should anticipate the following on SR 28 near the Spooner Lake State Park entrance and U.S. 50 junction beginning May 11 through fall 2027: