Traffic and Roadway Engineering
Community traffic infrastructure, design, installation and maintenance is completed by Washoe County Community Services Department Engineering and Operations Teams, and Local Regional Partners working closely together to ensure connectivity between jurisdictions within Washoe County, Nevada. Please see below for our most common requests.
Report A Traffic Concern
To express road/traffic concerns and identify possible solutions in unincorporated Washoe County, please submit a request for service through Washoe311 online and attach the Engineering traffic request form. For more information, review Washoe County's traffic calming policy which may be useful to answer your most common questions.
Traffic Signals
Traffic Lights and Signs
Pavement Condition
Washoe County uses revenues from gas taxes to maintain roads according to the pavement condition index. A pavement condition index provides a simple method to balance maintenance and replacement of roads with available funds.
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Private Construction in Right-Of-Way
Regional Street Naming
Part of the land development process requires the naming of streets and roadways. This process is completed regionally with a cooperative effort between Washoe County CSD Engineering, the City of Reno, and the City of Sparks.
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Presumed Public Roads
Is this road public or private? Maps of presumed public roads are available for reference and public use/access to public land on our regional mapping system. Visit ez maps presumed roads for more information.
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