RENO, Nevada — It is the first major construction on the Reno railroad trench. Work on Keystone Ave. will force thousands to find another way around the tracks on the west side of Reno. This happens just eight days before an election that could scrap the $282-million dollar project, television station KRNV in Reno reported.
Next week’s ballot question is only advisory, but two City Council members, two Council candidates and a mayoral hopeful say they will support the will of the people.
Keystone Avenue will be shut down at the tracks tomorrow as crews begin work on what supporters say could convert the two-point-one-mile trench corridor into a thriving center for a struggling downtown.
Opponents just hope a new majority is seated on the council and terminates $184-million dollars in contracts for the project.
Proponents of the trench say it is needed to separate motorists and pedestrians from freight trains through downtown Reno and open eleven crossings to emergency vehicles when trains are passing through.