The Blue Ribbon Task Force that was created by the Board of Directors of the Nevada Department of Transportation and former Gov. Kenny Guinn has identified, in a report dated December 5, 2006, a $3.8 billion shortfall in funding required for the highway projects necessary to meet Nevada’s transportation needs, including the following 10 essential "Super & Mega Projects."

Southern Nevada

1. Widening I-15 from Tropicana Avenue to the Spaghetti Bowl, and
2. Widening I-515/US 95 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Foothill Boulevard
3. Widening I-15 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Apex
4. The Boulder City Bypass
5. Widening US 95 from Craig Road to Kyle Canyon
6. Widening I-15 from St. Rose Parkway to Tropicana Avenue
7. Beltway interchanges at US 95, I-15, and Summerlin Parkway

Northern Nevada

1. Widening I-80 from Robb Drive to Vista Boulevard
2. Widening US 395 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Stead
3. Improvements to Pyramid Highway

 
In addition to the $3.8 billion shortfall identified by the Blue Ribbon Task Force and NDOT for the period 2008 to 2015 there is a more immediate concern: NDOT’s current projects.  NDOT has projected that the State Highway Fund will go into deficit by July 2008 without additional revenue sources.

The Nevada Department of Transportation’s February 2005 State Highway Preservation Report indicates that at the beginning of fiscal year 2005, there was a $399 million backlog of preservation work on the State highway system – $286 million for pavement and $113 for bridges. NDOT will need to spend $1.5 billion between 2008 and 2014 on preservation projects to avoid increasing the backlog of pavement and bridge maintenance needs.

(Sources: TRIP report)