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SR-342 Construction – 2015

SR 342 is open for public use

This portion of SR 342 in Gold Canyon has been moved further east of its previous location

Working on final touches to SR 342

Pictured above and standing nearest to the ribbon (left to right) are Mike Nevin, Austin Osborn, Pat Whitten, Thor Dyson, Marshall McBride, Lance Gilman, Scott Jolcover, Ken Joy, Troy Hawkins and Kale Peery.

Comstock Mining’s Scott Jolcover addressed the crowd gathered at the ribbon cutting event

NDOT’s Thor Dyson and Storey County Commissioners, Marshall McBride and Lance Gilman, stand listening to the ceremony presentations.

Crews worked over the Memorial Day weekend and between rain storms in order to stay on schedule

Cruz Construction began rolling out pavement on the area of reconstructed roadway and temporary bypass early Tuesday (May 26, 2015) morning. The road is expected to be reopened to the public next week.

A short crossing for haul trucks was included in Phase 1 for the purpose of Phase 2 material removal. Phase 2 includes the permanent roadway and is estimated to be completed sometime in late December.

A combination of staff of Cruz Construction, Comstock Mining and NDOT gathered at the site of the Silver Hill Mine Shaft that has been capped. Cruz will work on Phase 1 and Phase 2 to complete the roadway.

Cruz Construction of Mound House wasted no time and got right to work finishing the subgrade.

April 24, 2015 (Photo taken by Austin Osborne, Storey County)

April 24, 2015 (Photo taken by Austin Osborne, Storey County)

Material is dumped and compacted in lifts under close NDOT inspection.

Backfilling has now begun to place compacted fill from bedrock back to the road level.

The Silver Hill Shaft is now safely plugged at bedrock level.

The completed shaft cap.

72 cubic yards of concrete was poured during the early morning hours on Friday, April 10th.

CMI team building the shaft cap.

A high level view of the shaft during the capping process

The shaft opening is seen here exposed during the excavation.

The material from beneath the road was transferred to the company’s lined leaching facility.

Illustrated is the length and depth of the area of legacy shaft and old dump material. The Silver Hill Shaft can be seen here bermed off for safety.

Shortly after the excavation began the Silver Hill Mine hoist foundation was uncovered.

The fill material consisting of historic mine dumps was removed from the area.

In mid-March, Comstock Mining began Phase 1 of the realignment of SR-342. A large area of the road located above and near the shaft was ripped out to start the excavation work..

After a major rain event in early February, State Route 342 (SR-342) was closed by the Nevada Department of Transportation due to signs of cracking and areas of sinking located beneath the roadway around the historic Silver Hill Shaft.

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P.O. Box 1118
Virginia City, Nevada 89440
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