Editing Interstate 11

{{Short description|Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Nevada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{infobox road
| state = NV
| type = I
| route = 11
| alternate_name = Purple Heart Highway
| map = {{maplink-road|from=Interstate 11.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-11 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 54.193
| length_ref = <ref name=google />
| established = August 16, 2017<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Marroquin |first1 = Art |title = 2.5-mile segment of southbound I-11 opens to traffic |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/2-5-mile-segment-of-southbound-i-11-opens-to-traffic/ |access-date = February 16, 2019 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date = August 16, 2017 |archive-date = October 13, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191013111454/https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/2-5-mile-segment-of-southbound-i-11-opens-to-traffic/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=AZ|US|93}} at the [[Arizona]] state line
| junction = 
*{{jct|state=NV|US|95|SR|173|noshield2=yes}} in [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]]
*{{jct|state=NV|I|215|SR|564}} in [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] 	
*{{jct|state=NV|I|15|US|93}} in [[Las Vegas]]
*{{jct|state=NV|SR|613}} in Las Vegas
*{{jct|state=NV|CC|215}} in Las Vegas
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=NV|Future|11|nolink1=yes|US|95|SR|157}} in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
| counties = [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]]<!--, [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye]]-->
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'''Interstate&nbsp;11''' ('''I-11''') is an [[Interstate Highway]] that currently runs for {{convert|54.193|mi|km}} on a predominantly northwest–southeast alignment in the U.S. state of [[Nevada]], [[concurrency (road)|running concurrently]] with either or both [[U.S. Route&nbsp;93]] (US&nbsp;93) and [[U.S. Route 95|US&nbsp;95]] from the [[Arizona]] state line at [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]] over the [[Colorado River]] within [[Lake Mead National Recreation Area|Lake Mead NRA]] outside of the city limits of [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]] to [[Las Vegas]].

The freeway is tentatively planned to run from [[Nogales, Arizona]], to [[Fernley, Nevada]], generally following the current routes of [[Interstate 19|I-19]], [[Interstate 10|I-10]], US&nbsp;93, and US&nbsp;95.<ref name="adot1215" /> Planners anticipate upgrading four existing highway segments to carry future I-11: US&nbsp;93 in Arizona from [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]] to the Nevada state line, and from Kingman to [[Wickenburg, Arizona|Wickenburg]] and US&nbsp;95 in Nevada from the [[Las Vegas Valley]] to [[Schurz, Nevada|Schurz]], and either US&nbsp;95 (via Fallon) or US&nbsp;95 Alt (via Yerington) to Fernley.<ref> {{cite web |title = Future I-11 Alternatives Analysis - Las Vegas Valley to I-80 |url = https://www.dot.nv.gov/projects-programs/programs-studies/future-i-11-alternatives-analysis-las-vegas-valley-to-i-80 }} </ref> The most recent extension came in 2024, when officials replaced [[Interstate 515|I-515]] signs in Las Vegas with I-11 signs and added I-11 signs on US&nbsp;95 north of [[Downtown Las Vegas]], which extended I-11 northward about {{convert|30.5|mi|km}}.<ref name="I-515replaced">{{cite web |last = Vigil |first = Joe |date = May 22, 2024 |title = Interstate 11 signs going up in Las Vegas; Mexico-to-Canada interstate plans move forward |url = https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/05/22/interstate-11-signs-going-up-las-vegas-mexico-to-canada-interstate-plans-move-forward/ |access-date = May 22, 2024 |website = www.fox5vegas.com |language = en }}{{cite web |title = Construction of Interstate 11 Moves Ahead in Nevada |url = https://www.roadsbridges.com/highway-construction/news/55054608/construction-of-interstate-11-moves-ahead-in-nevada |website = Roads and Bridges |access-date = June 19, 2024 |language = en |date = May 29, 2024 }}</ref> An extension of the Interstate northward along US&nbsp;95 to [[Mercury, Nevada]], is planned after that. An exact alignment for I-11 south of Wickenburg has yet to be determined; a number of corridor alternatives, however, have been identified for further study and refinement.

The building of I-11 in Arizona as a freeway bypass from I-19 in [[Sahuarita, Arizona|Sahuarita]] to US 93 in Wickenburg is controversial as it is currently facing fierce local opposition and backlash from conservation groups and others citing costs, environmental, traffic, economic and safety concerns as the project is currently on hold pending litigation {{As of|2025|lc=y}}.

The numbering of this highway did not initially fit within the usual conventions of the existing Interstate Highway grid as the whole route was east of [[Interstate 15|I-15]]. [[Interstate 17|I-17]] was already built to the east of the I-11 alignment in Arizona, making it impossible to fit this freeway's Interstate number into the national grid and remain within the traditional numbering convention. I-11 being extended along US&nbsp;95 through Las Vegas and crossing over I-15 remedied this situation since it put a portion of I-11 west of I-15 and thus in line with the national grid numbering conventions.<ref name="I-515replaced"/>

==Route description==
<!-- ===Arizona===
The southern terminus of the freeway would be at [[Interstate 19 Business (Nogales, Arizona)|I-19 Business]] in [[Nogales, Arizona|Nogales]], concurrent with that of [[Interstate 19|I-19]] proper, or follow [[Arizona State Route 189|State Route&nbsp;189]] (SR&nbsp;189) from its interchange with I-19 to the [[Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry]] where it continues south as [[Mexican Federal Highway 15D|Federal Highway&nbsp;15D]], creating a Nogales–[[Heroica Nogales]] metro area bypass for high-density [[CANAMEX Corridor]] traffic. As originally envisioned, the freeway would then join [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|I-10]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] and continue to [[Casa Grande, Arizona|Casa Grande]].<ref name="adot1215" /> Corridor alternatives, however, were studied, and the draft tier&nbsp;1 [[environmental impact statement]] selected a recommended corridor alternative that would split from I-19 near [[Sahuarita, Arizona|Sahuarita]] and travel around the [[Tucson Mountains]] as a Tucson bypass route, then travel parallel to I-10 until Casa Grande.<ref name=I-11studyAZ>{{cite web |title = Arizona |url = http://www.i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp |website = I-11 Corridor Study |access-date = January 26, 2020 }}</ref> The two Interstates would be within miles of each other, and a short connection to I-10 is proposed in [[Marana, Arizona|Marana]].

At or near the interchange with [[Interstate 8|I-8]] and I-10 in Casa Grande, the freeway would split from I-10 and travel in a generally westward and then northward direction as a bypass route around the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]].<ref name="bill_advances">{{cite news |title = Bill for Phoenix to Vegas Freeway Advances |last = Holstege |first = Sean |newspaper = [[Arizona Republic]] |date = June 29, 2012 |url = http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/20120628phoenix-vegas-freeway-bill-advances.html }}</ref> Two general corridor alternatives have been identified for this bypass section. One recommended alternative would have the highway running concurrently with I-8 west to [[Gila Bend, Arizona|Gila Bend]], turning north to its interchange with I-10 in Buckeye or Tonopah.<ref name="corridorstudy">{{cite web |url = http://i11study.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/I-11_L2_Evaluation_Results_05-29-2014-sm.pdf |title = I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study Technical Memorandum: Level 2 Evaluation Results Summary |publisher = Nevada and Arizona Departments of Transportation |access-date = June 4, 2014 |pages = 77–82 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185654/http://i11study.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/I-11_L2_Evaluation_Results_05-29-2014-sm.pdf |archive-date = July 14, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The second recommended alternative would have the highway run concurrently with I-8 east to an intersection with either [[Arizona State Route 303|SR&nbsp;303]] or the Hassayampa Freeway and then follow some combination of those highways, [[Arizona State Route 30|SR&nbsp;30]], or [[Arizona State Route 85|SR&nbsp;85]] to an intersection with I-10 in or near [[Buckeye, Arizona|Buckeye]].<ref name="corridorstudy" />

North of I-10 in Buckeye or Tonopah, the study has identified a general corridor roughly parallel to the [[Hassayampa River]] with two more specific corridor alignments. The first would create a new highway running north to the [[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|US&nbsp;60]]/[[Arizona State Route 74|SR&nbsp;74]] intersection in [[Morristown, Arizona|Morristown]] before turning northwest to run concurrently with US&nbsp;60 to its intersection with [[U.S. Route 93 in Arizona|US&nbsp;93]] in Wickenburg, thereafter, running concurrently with US&nbsp;93 to the northwest. The second alignment would follow the alignment of the Hassayampa Freeway as proposed by [[Maricopa Association of Governments]] to an intersection with US&nbsp;93 northwest of Wickenburg in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref name="corridorstudy" />

The highway would then run concurrently with US&nbsp;93 through [[Northern Arizona]], including a concurrency with [[Interstate 40 in Arizona|I-40]] in and near [[Kingman, Arizona|Kingman]]. After leaving Kingman, the highway would continue north, crossing the [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]] into Nevada.

===Nevada===-->
The highway currently begins at the [[Arizona]] state line at the [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]], then runs along the {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on}} Boulder City Bypass around [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]], which opened on August 9, 2018. It is signed concurrently with [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US&nbsp;93]] throughout. An at-grade intersection just north of Buchanan Road overpass is for emergency vehicles only. At mile&nbsp;14, I-11 intersects and joins with [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US&nbsp;95]] heading north.<ref name="corridorstudy">{{cite web |url = http://i11study.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/I-11_L2_Evaluation_Results_05-29-2014-sm.pdf |title = I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study Technical Memorandum: Level 2 Evaluation Results Summary |publisher = Nevada and Arizona Departments of Transportation |access-date = June 4, 2014 |pages = 77–82 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185654/http://i11study.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/I-11_L2_Evaluation_Results_05-29-2014-sm.pdf |archive-date = July 14, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Continuing northwest, the highway runs along the former [[Interstate 515|I-515]] around [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] to the [[Spaghetti junction|Henderson Spaghetti Bowl]] interchange with [[Interstate 215 (Nevada)|I-215]] and [[Nevada State Route 564|State Route&nbsp;564]] (SR&nbsp;564).<ref name="I-515replaced"/>

In 2024, I-11 was extended through the Las Vegas Valley along US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95 (the rest of the alignment of former I-515) to [[Downtown Las Vegas]] and [[Interstate 15|I-15]], then running concurrently with US&nbsp;95 northwest to [[Nevada State Route 157|SR&nbsp;157]]. When this segment was designated, I-515 was decommissioned.<ref name="I-515replaced"/> Studies to extend I-11 from SR&nbsp;157 northward to [[Mercury, Nevada|Mercury]] were started in late 2023.<ref name="Footprint">{{cite news |last1 = Akers |first1 = Mick |date = December 18, 2023 |title = I-11 footprint to grow in Southern Nevada |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/i-11-footprint-to-grow-in-southern-nevada-2967497/ |access-date = January 5, 2024 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = January 1, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240101171801/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/i-11-footprint-to-grow-in-southern-nevada-2967497/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="I-11 to Mercury">{{cite web |title = News Releases |publisher = Nevada Department of Transportation |url = https://www.dot.nv.gov/Home/Components/News/News/8004/395 |access-date = January 18, 2024 |language = en }}</ref>

From I-15 to [[Elkhorn Road]], I-11 and US&nbsp;95 have [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV lanes]] that are currently enforced by both [[Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department|LVMPD]] (aka Metro) and [[Nevada State Police|NSP]] (formerly NHP).<ref>{{cite web |url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/23/party-of-two-more-than-20-mile-long-hov-network-de/ |title = What you need to know to drive in the new HOV lanes in Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper |date = May 23, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/may/30/why-do-we-have-hov-lanes/ |title = Why do we have HOV lanes in las Vegas? - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper |date = May 30, 2020 }}</ref>

==History==
As recently as 1997, US&nbsp;93 was mostly a two-lane road between Wickenburg and [[Hoover Dam]] and was known for its dangerous curves and hills in the stretch between Wickenburg and I-40. In the late 1990s, the [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] (ADOT) began widening US&nbsp;93 to four lanes and, in some areas, building a completely new roadway. In other places along the route, ADOT simply repaved the old highway and built two new lanes parallel to it. ADOT also began studying the possibility of adding grade separations to US&nbsp;93 near the [[Santa Maria River (Arizona)|Santa Maria River]] to make the road a full freeway.

At the same time, Nevada<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.poweredbythepeople.com/contractors/Search_By_Zip/NV.php |title = Nevada Construction Planning & Developing |publisher = PBTP Construction Group |date = September 24, 2008 |access-date = January 12, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150603114502/http://www.poweredbythepeople.com/contractors/Search_By_Zip/NV.php |archive-date = June 3, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and Arizona began looking at US&nbsp;93's crossing of Hoover Dam, a major bottleneck for regional commerce, with [[hairpin turn]]s, multiple crosswalks for pedestrians, and steep grades. Plans for a bridge to bypass the dam became even more urgent when the road was closed to trucks after the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001, forcing commercial traffic to detour through [[Bullhead City, Arizona]], and [[Laughlin, Nevada]], causing major transport delays as a result.

[[File:Hoover Dam Bypass - 2010-12-09 - Nevada.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]], a completed alignment of I-11 near [[Hoover Dam]] in 2010]]
With the completion of the [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]] on October 14, 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hooverdambypass.org/Project%20Updates/Hoover%20Dam%20Update%20July%2013%202009.pdf |title = Hoover Dam Bypass: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Colorado River Bridge) |date = July 13, 2009 |publisher = CFLHD & HDR |access-date = November 27, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035710/http://www.hooverdambypass.org/Project%20Updates/Hoover%20Dam%20Update%20July%2013%202009.pdf |archive-date = December 3, 2011 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> the vast majority of the roadway is now a four-lane divided highway. Still, with Phoenix and Las Vegas as the two largest neighboring cities in the U.S. not connected by Interstate Highway, leaders in both cities lobbied to include I-11 in the next [[Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century]] reauthorization. With the rise of the concept of "megapolitan" urban regions, I-11 is considered a key connector to unify the triangle formed by Las Vegas, Phoenix, and the [[Los Angeles]] area (the triangle consisting of I-15 to the north/west, I-10 to the south and I-11 on the east).<ref>{{cite web |last = Stephens |first = Josh |date = October 15, 2012 |title = The Last American Superhighway: The Southwest Bets on Interstate 11 |url = http://nextcity.org/features/view/the-last-american-superhighway |access-date = April 30, 2014 |work = [[Next City]] |language = en |archive-date = December 31, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141231075910/http://nextcity.org/features/view/the-last-american-superhighway |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA) approved the [[Nevada Department of Transportation]] (NDOT)'s environmental review of a bypass around [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]], which would connect the end of the recently constructed Hoover Dam Bypass bridge east of Boulder City to I-515 west of the town.<ref>{{cite news |last = Hansen |first = Kyle B. |date = October 25, 2010 |title = Public meeting set for Boulder City bypass project |url = http://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/25/hearing-set-boulder-city-bypass-project/ |access-date = November 27, 2011 |work = [[Las Vegas Sun]] |language = en |archive-date = June 12, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612110700/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/oct/25/hearing-set-boulder-city-bypass-project/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

In December 2013, the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], researchers discovered naturally occurring [[asbestos]] in the route of the Boulder City bypass. Containing the asbestos and monitoring the surrounding air to keep workers safe was estimated to cost at least an additional $12&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|12000000|2013}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite news |last = Velotta |first = Richard N. |date = April 13, 2015 |title = Handling asbestos on I-11 route will cost $12.7 million |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/handling-asbestos-on-i-11-route-will-cost-12-7-million/ |access-date = May 23, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = May 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172852/https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/handling-asbestos-on-i-11-route-will-cost-12-7-million/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Work was completed without any [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration]] incidents, with 14,000 air samples taken during the construction.<ref>{{cite news |last = Akers |first = Mick |date = May 23, 2017 |title = As Interstate 11 progresses, asbestos monitoring continues |url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/may/23/as-interstate-11-progresses-asbestos-monitoring-co/ |access-date = May 23, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Sun]] |language = en |archive-date = May 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172936/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/may/23/as-interstate-11-progresses-asbestos-monitoring-co/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

On March 21, 2014, "Future I-11 Corridor" signs were installed along the US&nbsp;93 corridor.<ref>{{cite news |last = Rico |first = Gabriela |date = March 24, 2014 |title = 'Future I-11' signs go up north of Phoenix |url = http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/future-i--signs-go-up-north-of-phoenix/article_e27c217a-6f81-53d3-97d8-10e8789af2c3.html |access-date = April 30, 2014 |work = [[Arizona Daily Star]] |location = Tucson |language = en |issn = 0888-546X |oclc = 2949521 |archive-date = August 25, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150825003654/http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/future-i--signs-go-up-north-of-phoenix/article_e27c217a-6f81-53d3-97d8-10e8789af2c3.html |url-status = live }}</ref> On May 21, 2014, NDOT submitted an application to the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) to request the creation of the I-11 designation between the Arizona state line and the I-215/I-515 Interchange in Henderson.<ref>{{cite letter |url = http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/AASHTO_App_I-11.pdf |title = An Application from the State Highway or Transportation Department of Nevada for Establishment of an Interstate Route |last = Wright |first = Bud |date = May 21, 2014 |recipient = Victor Mendez |location = Washington, D.C. |publisher = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering }}</ref> AASHTO approved this request at their Spring&nbsp;2014 Special Committee on US Route Numbering meeting, contingent on FHWA approval.<ref name="AASHTO2014S">{{AASHTO minutes |year = 2014S |access-date = March 24, 2019 |link = yes }}</ref> On June 13, 2017, the advisory question<ref>{{cite news|last=Widner|first=Jean|url=https://www.bouldercity.com/final-candidate-meet-greet-early-voting-ballot-questions/|title=Final Candidate Meet & Greet, Early Voting, & Ballot Questions|date=May 28, 2017|publisher=bouldercity.com|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref> regarding the extension of Buchanan Boulevard to I-11 including interchange plans via Boulder City Question 2<ref>{{cite news|last=Napier|first=Dale|url=https://bouldercityreview.com/opinion/buchanan-or-bust-proposal-seems-to-lack-supporters/|title=Buchanan or bust. Proposal seems to lack supporters|date=May 24, 2017|work=Boulder City Review|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref> were opposed by voters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corbin|first=April|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/13/municipal-elections-fiore-wins-rough-incumbents/|title=Municipal elections: Fiore prevails amid a rough night for incumbents|date=June 13, 2017|work=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gloria|first=Joseph P.|url=https://www.bcnv.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1109|title=2017 Municipal General Election|date=June 16, 2017|publisher=Clark County Election Department|format=PDF|page=3|accessdate=May 27, 2025}}</ref> On August 16, 2017, the first southbound segment was opened to traffic, with its accompanying northbound segment opening on January 27, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last = Marroquin |first = Art |date = January 23, 2018 |title = Next section of Interstate 11 slated to open Saturday morning |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/next-section-of-interstate-11-slated-to-open-saturday-morning/ |access-date = February 3, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en-US |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = February 4, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180204123953/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/next-section-of-interstate-11-slated-to-open-saturday-morning/ |url-status = live }}</ref> On February 20, 2018, NDOT opened additional ramps connecting the new Railroad Pass Casino Road to both the Boulder City Parkway (formerly US&nbsp;93 and US&nbsp;95) and to I-11 (southbound exit and northbound entrance).<ref>{{cite news |last = Marroquin |first = Art |date = February 11, 2018 |title = Section of I-11 to open Tuesday at Railroad Pass |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/section-of-i-11-to-open-tuesday-at-railroad-pass/ |access-date = March 18, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = March 19, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151038/https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/section-of-i-11-to-open-tuesday-at-railroad-pass/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The final portion of Phase&nbsp;1, between the new casino access road and US&nbsp;95, opened on May 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://i-11nv.com/webcams/ |title = Interstate 11 |access-date = May 6, 2018 |archive-date = May 7, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085811/http://i-11nv.com/webcams/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = McLoud |first = Don |date = May 21, 2018 |title = Part of Nevada's new I-11 to open; project to include diamond interchange, wall with Hoover Dam scenes |url = https://www.equipmentworld.com/part-of-nevadas-new-i-11-to-open-project-to-include-diamond-interchange-wall-with-hoover-dam-scenes/ |access-date = May 23, 2018 |website = Equipment World |language = en |archive-date = May 22, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180522051107/https://www.equipmentworld.com/part-of-nevadas-new-i-11-to-open-project-to-include-diamond-interchange-wall-with-hoover-dam-scenes/ |url-status = live }}</ref> On August 9, 2018, Phase&nbsp;2 was opened to traffic, officially completing the Boulder City Bypass.<ref name="Marroquin">{{cite news |last = Marroquin |first = Art |date = August 9, 2018 |title = Nation's newest freeway, 15-mile stretch of I-11, ready to roll |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/nations-newest-freeway-15-mile-stretch-of-i-11-ready-to-roll/ |access-date = August 11, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = August 10, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180810111922/https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/nations-newest-freeway-15-mile-stretch-of-i-11-ready-to-roll/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

[[File:I-11 Shield.jpg|thumb|I-11 sign in Henderson with US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95 shields in 2018]]
Phase&nbsp;2, which began construction on April 6, 2015,<ref>{{cite news |last = Shine |first = Conor |date = April 6, 2015 |title = Construction begins on key link of future interstate |url = http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/06/construction-begins-key-link-future-interstate/ |access-date = February 16, 2016 |work = [[Las Vegas Sun]] |language = en |archive-date = February 25, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225191348/http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/06/construction-begins-key-link-future-interstate/ |url-status = live }}</ref> was expected to open by October 2018;<ref>{{cite news |last = Holstege |first = Sean |date = March 24, 2014 |title = A sign of hope for backers of I-11 project |url = http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/03/22/sign-hope-backers-project/6727547/ |access-date = April 30, 2014 |work = [[The Arizona Republic]] |language = en |issn = 2766-452X |archive-date = April 29, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140429053238/http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/03/22/sign-hope-backers-project/6727547/ |url-status = live }}</ref> in May&nbsp;2018, however, the [[Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada]] announced that the section would be open by June 2018, three months ahead of schedule.<ref>{{cite news |last = Marroquin |first = Art |date = May 17, 2018 |title = More of I-11 near town to open ahead of schedule |url = https://bouldercityreview.com/news/more-of-i-11-near-town-to-open-ahead-of-schedule/ |access-date = May 19, 2018 |work = Boulder City Review  |language = en-US |archive-date = May 20, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180520124559/https://bouldercityreview.com/news/more-of-i-11-near-town-to-open-ahead-of-schedule/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Akers |first = Mick |date = May 16, 2018 |title = 15-mile stretch of Interstate 11 to open three months ahead of schedule |url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/may/16/15-mile-stretch-interstate-11-open-three-months-ah/ |access-date = May 19, 2018 |work = [[Las Vegas Sun]] |language = en |archive-date = May 20, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180520124849/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/may/16/15-mile-stretch-interstate-11-open-three-months-ah/ |url-status = live }}</ref> That opening date was subsequently pushed back to August 9, 2018, as it was still in the post-construction stage.<ref>{{cite web |author = Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |author-link = Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |title = I-11 Grand Opening |url = http://www.rtcsnv.com/i-11-invitation/ |url-status = dead |access-date = August 6, 2018 |archive-date = August 15, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180815231746/http://www.rtcsnv.com/i-11-invitation/ }}</ref> In March 2019, NDOT replaced I-515 signs along its southernmost {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} stretch with I-11 signs.<ref name="LVRJ-sign-repl">{{cite news |last = Akers |first = Mick |date = March 14, 2019 |title = 75 new freeway signs to be installed between Henderson, Boulder City |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/75-new-freeway-signs-to-be-installed-between-henderson-boulder-city-1618473/ |access-date = March 24, 2019 |newspaper = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 |archive-date = March 24, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324161325/https://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/75-new-freeway-signs-to-be-installed-between-henderson-boulder-city-1618473/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

The 80th session of the [[Nevada Legislature]] passed a bill designating the entire route of I-11 in the state as the [[Purple Heart]] Highway, which went into effect on July 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://legiscan.com/NV/bill/SB331/2019 |title = Nevada SB331 &#124; 2019 &#124; 80th Legislature |access-date = June 20, 2019 |archive-date = June 20, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190620104704/https://legiscan.com/NV/bill/SB331/2019 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6600/Overview |title = SB331 Overview |website = www.leg.state.nv.us |access-date = June 20, 2019 |archive-date = June 20, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190620104707/https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6600/Overview |url-status = live }}</ref>

On July 27, 2022, NDOT decided to route I-11 along the existing alignments of I-515/US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95 to Downtown Las Vegas, then running concurrently with US&nbsp;95 northwest to SR&nbsp;157 rather than use I-215 or construct a new corridor as had been proposed, but abandoned due to opposition.<ref name="vegascorridor">{{cite news |last = Akers |first = Mick |date = June 27, 2022 |title = Highway officials identify I-11's preferred Las Vegas route |url = https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/highway-officials-identify-i-11s-preferred-las-vegas-route-2598718/ |url-status = deviated |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220627140057/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/highway-officials-identify-i-11s-preferred-las-vegas-route-2598718/amp/ |archive-date = June 27, 2022 |access-date = August 10, 2022 |newspaper = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 1097-1645 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Solis |first1 = Jeniffer |title = With virtually everyone against it, NDOT scraps option to run I-11 through Lake Mead Rec Area |url = https://nevadacurrent.com/2021/08/26/ndotscrapsoption/ |access-date = January 29, 2024 |work = Nevada Current |date = August 26, 2021 }}</ref> NDOT replaced I-515 shields with I-11 shields in this area in 2024 and plans to finish adding I-11 shields all the way through the Las Vegas Valley by 2025. This extended I-11 northward about {{convert|30.5|mi|km}} and eliminated the I-515 designation.<ref name="Footprint" /><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Schaeffer |first1 = James |title = Las Vegas U.S. 95 shifts name to Interstate 11 on GPS services |url = https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-u-s-95-shifts-name-to-interstate-11-on-gps-services/ |access-date = June 19, 2024 |work = KLAS |date = June 8, 2024 }}</ref>

Beginning in 2022, several construction projects were started or planned to improve the I-515 corridor before it became I-11. The projects included soundwall and retaining wall reconstruction, bridge rehabilitation and interchange improvements. All the projects are expected to be started by 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title = Welcome to the I-515 Corridor |url = https://www.nv515.com/ |website = NV515 |access-date = July 10, 2023 |language = en }}</ref>

==Current status==
{{As of|2024|}}, I-11 is entirely in [[Clark County, Nevada]] extending from the [[Arizona]] state line on the Hoover Dam Bypass through [[Las Vegas]] to [[Nevada State Route 157|SR 157]] northwest of the city.<ref name="I-515replaced"/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://i11study.com/IWC-Study/PDF/2014/I-11CCR_Report_2014-12_sm.pdf |title = I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study |date = November 2014 |access-date = November 12, 2017 |archive-date = February 15, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170215124925/http://i11study.com/IWC-Study/PDF/2014/I-11CCR_Report_2014-12_sm.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Marroquin"/><ref name="LVRJ-sign-repl"/> An extension to [[Mercury, Nevada|Mercury]] is currently being planned.<ref name="I-11 to Mercury" /> The Nevada portion of the original I-11 corridor is a full freeway that meets current [[Interstate Highway standards]] from the [[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]] on [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US&nbsp;93]] to the northwest of Las Vegas on [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US&nbsp;95]]. While the bulk of US&nbsp;93 through Arizona has been widened to four lanes, some portions of the corridor are not built to Interstate Highway standards, as there are scattered at-grade intersections, substandard roadway and shoulder widths, median crossovers, and other deficiencies. Part of these dual roadways are repaved, restriped sections of very old parts of US&nbsp;93. Farther south, a direct system interchange with US&nbsp;93 and I-40 is planned to eliminate the bottleneck at Beale Street in western Kingman.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://azdot.gov/docs/default-source/projects/west-kingman-ti-public-information-meeting-powerpoint-sept-26-2013.pdf |title = I-40/US&nbsp;93 West Kingman System Interchange Public Information Meeting |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |date = September 26, 2013 |access-date = February 2, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224132318/http://azdot.gov/docs/default-source/projects/west-kingman-ti-public-information-meeting-powerpoint-sept-26-2013.pdf |archive-date = February 24, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The first phase of construction began in 2024 and will finish in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date = December 28, 2024 |title = I-40/US&nbsp;93 Kingman interchange project to reach halfway point in 2025 |url = https://gilaherald.com/i-40-us-93-kingman-interchange-project-to-reach-halfway-point-in-2025/ |access-date = December 30, 2024 |website = The Gila Herald |language = en }}</ref> It will construct direct connectors from westbound I-40 to northbound US&nbsp;93 and from southbound US&nbsp;93 to eastbound I-40. The remaining movements between US&nbsp;93 and I-40 will continue to use the existing Beale Street interchange until traffic demands warrant and the second phase can be funded.<ref>{{cite web |title = Public Hearing - US&nbsp;93, I-40 West Kingman |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url = https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/us-93-i-40-west-kingman-traffic-interchange-project/ |access-date = July 16, 2022 |archive-date = January 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210118181038/https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/us-93-i-40-west-kingman-traffic-interchange-project |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = I-40/US&nbsp;93 West Kingman Traffic Interchange |url = https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/i-40us-93-west-kingman-traffic-interchange?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2VtEo9OKR2gulRCZL322jHIkYC1p5dnctsLv9qI1urA6oCdku9jF0f510_aem_s_Zn4fHdOH8dheKm4FOs3Q |access-date = July 6, 2024 |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation }}</ref>

Phase&nbsp;4 of the US&nbsp;93 Corridor Improvement Project will finish what was started in 1998 and connect the four sections of the divided highway to Wickenburg, allowing more traffic on these congested roads. US&nbsp;93 will be cosigned as I-11 once it is built to Interstate standards.<ref>{{cite web |title = US Route 93 Corridor Projects |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url = https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/us-93-corridor-projects |access-date = June 14, 2023 |archive-date = June 1, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230601063310/https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/us-93-corridor-projects |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = US&nbsp;93: Tegner Street - Wickenburg Ranch Way |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url = https://azdot.gov/projects/northwest-district-projects/us-93-tegner-street-wickenburg-ranch-way?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3vtD80NcKl5_oAFo4uLR_3olGIPGFmaiVTY9PwJkYdrQGgRGVWgX5J5AU_aem_3Awf_IOC0t0efbMBWmLzZw |access-date = July 6, 2024 }}</ref> US&nbsp;93 from north of Las Vegas to the southern terminus may be [[Decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] afterwards.

===Funding===
The funding bill for the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]], which replaced stopgaps that expired on June 30, 2012, officially designated I-11. This bill sped up funding for studying, engineering, and possibly building the highway. The [[Arizona State Legislature]] passed a law in 2009 that allowed private investors to team up with ADOT. In July 2012, Nevada's Transportation Board awarded $2.5&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|2500000|2012}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}) in contracts to a team of consultants to study I-11's feasibility and its environmental and economic consequences.<ref name="bill_advances">{{cite news |last = Holstege |first = Sean |date = June 28, 2012 |title = Bill for Phoenix to Vegas freeway advances |url = http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/20120628phoenix-vegas-freeway-bill-advances.html |access-date = June 29, 2012 |newspaper = [[The Arizona Republic]] |language = en |issn = 2766-452X |archive-date = February 2, 2015 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20150202104132/http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/20120628phoenix-vegas-freeway-bill-advances.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

===Intermountain West corridor plans===
I-11 was previously projected to serve as an [[Intermountain West]] part of the U.S.'s long-term [[CANAMEX Corridor]] transportation plans, with potential extensions south from Casa Grande to the [[Sonora]]n border, and north from Las Vegas through northern Nevada (potentially passing through [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]] or [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]]) and onward through either eastern [[Oregon]]–[[Washington (state)|Washington]] or western [[Idaho]] before terminating at the Canadian border.<ref name=i11study>{{cite web |url = http://i11study.com/wp/?page_id=34 |work = Interstate 11 & Intermountain West Corridor Study |title = Project Background |publisher = Arizona and Nevada departments of transportation |access-date = January 2, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021001118/http://i11study.com/wp/?page_id=34 |archive-date = October 21, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref> I-11 is projected to become the Intermountain West Corridor, extending from Phoenix and Las Vegas through Reno to the [[Pacific Northwest]] via central or eastern Oregon and central Washington to the [[Canada–U.S. border]].<ref name=i11study_final_results>{{cite web |url = http://i11study.com/IWC-Study/PDF/2014/I-11CCR_Brochure_11x17_Final_2014-11.pdf |work = Interstate 11 & Intermountain West Corridor Study |title = Corridor Concept Summary |publisher = Arizona and Nevada departments of transportation |access-date = December 19, 2015 |archive-date = December 22, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094038/http://i11study.com/IWC-Study/PDF/2014/I-11CCR_Brochure_11x17_Final_2014-11.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> Feasibility studies for these corridor extensions began in July 2013 and were published in November 2014.

===Arizona extension plans===
Officials in [[Pima County, Arizona]], supported an extension of the planned I-11 from [[Casa Grande, Arizona|Casa Grande]], which would wrap southwest of the [[Tucson Mountains]] before meeting with [[Interstate 19|I-19]] in [[Sahuarita, Arizona|Sahuarita]], south of Tucson, and continuing east to I-10.<ref>{{cite news |last = Rico |first = Gabriela |date = June 30, 2013 |title = Tucson may see another interstate |url = https://tucson.com/business/local/tucson-may-see-another-interstate/article_826cbc8a-059d-5e30-b25e-613adc5e6a7d.html |access-date = January 14, 2024 |work = Arizona Daily Star |location = Tucson |language = en |issn = 0888-546X |oclc = 2949521 |archive-date = January 14, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114081313/https://tucson.com/business/local/tucson-may-see-another-interstate/article_826cbc8a-059d-5e30-b25e-613adc5e6a7d.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Over 800&nbsp;residents signed a petition opposing that west-side bypass because it would impact the [[Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum]], [[Saguaro National Park]], and [[Ironwood Forest National Monument]]. They recommended that I-11 be concurrent with existing I-10 route through Tucson. The additional segment would create the Tucson bypass route identified as a critical need by ADOT based upon I-10 traffic projections.<ref>{{cite web |title = I-10 Phoenix/Tucson Bypass Study |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |url = http://azdot.gov/planning/systems_planning/i10bypass.asp |access-date = October 29, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103850/http://www.azdot.gov/planning/systems_planning/i10bypass.asp |archive-date = December 24, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Ferguson |first1 = Joe |last2 = Rico |first2 = Gabriela |date = July 1, 2013 |title = Supervisors: I-11 plan faces tall hurdles |url = http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/f4ea3e9a-a71f-53f9-89b3-80caee5db2bc.html |access-date = January 14, 2024 |newspaper = Arizona Daily Star |location = Tucson |language = en |issn = 0888-546X |oclc = 2949521 |archive-date = January 14, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114155758/https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/f4ea3e9a-a71f-53f9-89b3-80caee5db2bc.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Ferguson |first = Joe |date = July 31, 2013 |title = Huckelberry says new highway I-11 key to Pima County's future |url = http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/huckelberry-says-new-highway-i--key-to-pima-county/article_6c202bf5-2c93-5ee7-b3bb-3aa463a83bbb.html |access-date = January 14, 2024 |newspaper = Arizona Daily Star |location = Tucson |language = en |issn = 0888-546X |oclc = 2949521 |archive-date = January 14, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114155756/https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/huckelberry-says-new-highway-i--key-to-pima-county/article_6c202bf5-2c93-5ee7-b3bb-3aa463a83bbb.html |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2019, the draft tier&nbsp;1 [[environmental impact statement]] selected the Tucson bypass route as the recommended corridor alternative, with the corridor parallel to I-10 until Casa Grande and a connection to I-10 in Marana.<ref name=I-11studyAZ>{{cite web |title = Arizona |url = http://www.i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp |website = I-11 Corridor Study |access-date = January 26, 2020 |archive-date = February 2, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200202154934/http://i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp |url-status = live }}</ref> Although seen as beneficial to some people,<ref>{{cite news |title = The drive from Phoenix to Las Vegas is horrible. Build an interstate, already |url = https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/letters/2024/01/28/phoenix-las-vegas-need-interstate-11-link/72326935007/ |access-date = January 29, 2024 |work = The Arizona Republic |date = January 28, 2024 }}</ref> the plan to build I-11 in Arizona as a whole is still receiving pushback and conservation groups are currently suing the [[Federal Highway Administration|FHWA]] over the construction of the route.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Christiansen |first1 = Andrew |date = January 25, 2023 |title = Conservation groups suing over plans to build Interstate 11 |url = https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/conservation-groups-suing-over-plans-to-build-interstate-11 |access-date = May 5, 2023 |publisher = [[KGUN]] |language = en |archive-date = May 5, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230505205417/https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/conservation-groups-suing-over-plans-to-build-interstate-11 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Fischer |first1 = Howard |date = May 26, 2023 |title = Arizona Interstate 11 project still has a chance |url = https://www.kawc.org/news/2023-05-25/arizona-interstate-11-project-still-has-a-chance |access-date = May 26, 2023 |publisher = [[KAWC-FM]] |language = en |archive-date = May 26, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230526022013/https://www.kawc.org/news/2023-05-25/arizona-interstate-11-project-still-has-a-chance |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Jo Neff |first1 = Terri |title = Whatever happened to plans for Interstate 11? |url = https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/business/whatever-happened-to-plans-for-interstate-11/article_9922f58c-0e36-11ef-b41d-cbcf7290ea19.html |access-date = June 19, 2024 |work = Herald/Review Media |date = May 12, 2024 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Foster |first1 = Bud |title = Pima County ‘implores’ Hobbs to re-route Interstate 11 away from Avra Valley |url = https://www.kold.com/2024/06/19/pima-county-implores-hobbs-re-route-interstate-11-away-avra-valley/ |access-date = August 13, 2024 |work = www.kold.com |date = June 19, 2024 |language = en }}</ref>

===Northern Nevada extension plans===
The proposal to extend I-11 to the Reno area was supported by both of Nevada's U.S. Senators, [[Harry Reid]] and [[Dean Heller]], as well as the rest of [[United States congressional delegations from Nevada|Nevada's delegation to the U.S. Congress]]. Heller stated that connecting the Phoenix area with Las Vegas and Northern Nevada would "spur long-term economic development, create jobs and bolster international trade".<ref>{{cite news |date = December 2, 2015 |title = Reno-to-Vegas interstate is in highway bill deal |url = https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2015/12/01/reno-las-vegas-interstate-included-us-highway-bill-deal/76624672/ |access-date = December 6, 2015 |work = [[Reno Gazette-Journal]] |language = en |issn = 0745-1415 |agency = [[Associated Press]] }}</ref> As originally proposed in the 2012 [[Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act]], the highway would run only from [[Casa Grande, Arizona]], to [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |date = June 29, 2012 |title = Phoenix-to-Vegas Interstate Included in Federal Transportation bill |url = http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/local/phoenix-to-vegas-interstate-included-in-federal-transportation-bill/article_d4d5bab9-4957-53b2-a9b2-9e63e2d46546.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20150202104205/http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/local/phoenix-to-vegas-interstate-included-in-federal-transportation-bill/article_d4d5bab9-4957-53b2-a9b2-9e63e2d46546.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 2, 2015 |url-access = registration |access-date = July 1, 2012 |work = [[Kingman Daily Miner]] |language = en |issn = 1535-9913 }}</ref> This was to provide a Las Vegas–[[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix]] freeway link. Extensions of the corridor to the north toward Reno and to the south toward Nogales, however, have since been approved by the 2015 [[Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act]] (FAST Act) but not to extensions north of [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|I-80]].<ref name="adot1215">{{cite press release |title = Interstate 11 receives designation in federal transportation funding bill |date = December 4, 2015 |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |location = Phoenix |url = http://www.azdot.gov/media/News/news-release/2015/12/04/interstate-11-receives-designation-in-federal-transportation-funding-bill |quote = The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act, formally designates Interstate 11 throughout Arizona. It states that the I-11 corridor will generally follow Interstate 19 from Nogales to Tucson, Interstate 10 from Tucson to Phoenix, and US&nbsp;93 from Wickenburg to the Nevada state line. From there, the Interstate 11 corridor extends north through Nevada, and is designated as an interstate highway north of Las Vegas, through Reno, connecting to Interstate 80. |access-date = December 7, 2015 |archive-date = January 25, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134413/http://www.azdot.gov/media/News/news-release/2015/12/04/interstate-11-receives-designation-in-federal-transportation-funding-bill |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The Reno City Council was informed of potential I-11 corridor plans on March 15, 2018.<ref name="ktvn">{{cite news |last = Fuhs |first = Brandon |date = March 15, 2018 |title = Reno City Council Learns Potential Corridors for Future Interstate 11 |url = http://www.ktvn.com/story/37729438/reno-city-council-learns-potential-corridors-for-future-interstate-11 |access-date = April 1, 2018 |publisher = [[KTVN]] |location = Reno, Nevada |language = en |archive-date = April 1, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213645/http://www.ktvn.com/story/37729438/reno-city-council-learns-potential-corridors-for-future-interstate-11 |url-status = live }}</ref>

North of its current terminus, I-11 is expected to follow and become co-signed with US&nbsp;95 from Las Vegas to [[Schurz, Nevada|Schurz]] or [[Fallon, Nevada|Fallon]] pending upgrades to Interstate standards.

North of Tonopah, the route is undecided, with various different proposed routings through Northern Nevada. These include a route through [[Yerington, Nevada|Yerington]] that roughly parallels [[Nevada State Route 208|SR&nbsp;208]] until just before the [[Topaz Lake]] area, then takes a new route into [[Gardnerville, Nevada|Gardnerville]] and [[Minden, Nevada|Minden]] before meeting up with current [[Interstate 580 (Nevada)|I-580]] in [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]], which it follows to its terminus of I-80 in Reno. The other potential corridors stick closer to [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US&nbsp;95]], with one following [[U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada)|US&nbsp;95 Alternate]] (US&nbsp;95 Alt.) through [[Silver Springs, Nevada|Silver Springs]] to meet I-80 in [[Fernley, Nevada|Fernley]], while another would take a new route east of Silver Springs to Fernley, meeting current [[U.S. Route 50 Alternate (Nevada)|US&nbsp;50 Alt.]] west of Fallon, which would then go to I-80 and US&nbsp;95 Alt in Fernley. Another proposed route would go east of [[Mina, Nevada|Mina]] and [[Luning, Nevada|Luning]] and go north through [[Salt Wells, Nevada|Salt Wells]] before meeting US&nbsp;95 north of Fallon, which then meets I-80 farther north. Other minor alterations to these routes were also shown.

On July 26, 2018, NDOT selected the future northbound terminus of I-11 to I-80 and US&nbsp;95 Alt. in Fernley near [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]] and [[Sparks, Nevada|Sparks]] as there are only 2 options under consideration: US&nbsp;95, US&nbsp;50 and US&nbsp;50 Alt. (Fernley East Connection aka Fallon option) and US&nbsp;95 Alt. and US&nbsp;50 Alt. (Fernley West Connection aka Yerington option) as the rest of them were removed from consideration.<ref>{{cite news |last = Alonzo |first = Amy |url = https://www.rgj.com/story/news/local/leader-courier/2018/07/26/ndot-says-interstate-11-pass-near-fernley/845533002/ |title = Interstate connecting Canada, Mexico might pass near Fernley |work = [[Reno Gazette-Journal]] |date = July 26, 2018 |accessdate = April 3, 2025 }}</ref>

==Exit list==
Old exits on I-11 were formerly exits on [[Interstate 515|I-515]] and US&nbsp;95 numbered according to US&nbsp;95 mileposts.
{{jcttop|old|exit|length_ref=<ref>{{cite web |author1 = Nevada Department of Transportation |author-link = Nevada Department of Transportation |title = Interstate 11 application |url = http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/AASHTO_App_I-11.pdf |publisher = [[American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials]] |access-date = August 15, 2017 |date = May 12, 2014 |archive-date = August 16, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063638/http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/AASHTO_App_I-11.pdf |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=google>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.0124548,-114.7411053/36.329906,-115.3144385/@36.2519211,-115.6048927,10.5z/data=!4m5!4m4!1m1!4e1!1m0!3e0 |title = Interstate 11 |access-date = June 7, 2024 }}</ref>}}
{{jctint|old
|type=concur
|river=[[Colorado River]]
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|mspan=2
|road={{jct|state=AZ|US|93|dir1=south|city1=Kingman|city2=Phoenix}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;93 concurrency; southern terminus; continuation into Arizona as US&nbsp;93
}}
{{jctbridge|old
|mile=none
|bridge=[[Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|county=Clark
|cspan=43
|location_special=[[Lake Mead National Recreation Area|Lake Mead NRA]]
|mile=2.029
|old=
|exit=2
|road={{jct|state=NV|US-Bus|93|dab1=Boulder City|dir1=north|name1=Boulder City Parkway|NV|172|dir2=east|name2=Hoover Dam Access Road|noshield2=yes|city1=Boulder City|location2=[[Hoover Dam]]}}
|notes=Southern terminus of US&nbsp;93 Bus.; western terminus of SR&nbsp;172; former US&nbsp;93/[[U.S. Route 466 in Nevada|US&nbsp;466]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|location=Boulder City
|type=concur
|mile=13.590
|old=
|exit=14
|road={{jct|state=NV|US|95|dir1=south|SR|173|dir2=north|noshield2=yes|city1=Searchlight|city2=Boulder City}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;95 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 173; SR 173 north was formerly part of US 95 north
}}
{{NVint|old
|location=Henderson
|lspan=11
|mile=14.8
|old=
|exit=15A
|road=Railroad Pass Casino Road
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=15.3
|old=
|exit=15B
|road={{jct|state=NV|US-Bus|93|dab1=Boulder City|dir1=south|name1=Boulder City Parkway}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of US&nbsp;93 Bus.; former US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95 south/US&nbsp;466 east
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=17.238
|mspan=2
|old=56A
|exit=17A
|road=Wagon Wheel Drive / Nevada State Drive
|notes=Signed as exit 17 southbound; serves [[Nevada State College]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=none
|old=56B
|exit=17B
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|582|dir1=north|noshield=yes|name1=Boulder Highway}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of SR&nbsp;582; former US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95 north/US&nbsp;466 west
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=18.935
|old=57
|exit=19
|road=College Drive
|notes=Serves [[College of Southern Nevada|College of Southern Nevada, Henderson Campus]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=20.791
|old=59
|exit=20
|road=Horizon Drive
|notes=[[Diverging diamond interchange]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=22.818
|mile2=22.845
|old=61
|exit=23
|road={{jct|state=NV|I|215|dir1=west|name1=Bruce Woodbury Beltway|SR|564|dir2=east|name2=Lake Mead Parkway|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Eastern terminus and exit 1 on I-215; western terminus of SR&nbsp;564; former [[Nevada State Route 146|SR&nbsp;146]]; serves [[St. Rose Dominican Hospital – Rose de Lima Campus]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=23.8
|old=62
|exit=24
|road=Auto Show Drive
|notes=
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=25.1
|old=64A<!-- former 64 -->
|exit=25A
|road=[[Nevada State Route 562|Sunset Road]]
|notes=Former SR 562
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=25.7
|old=64B
|exit=25B
|road={{jct|state=NV|extra=hospital}} Galleria Drive
|notes=Opened on November 4, 2009; serves [[Henderson Hospital]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=26.9
|old=65
|exit=27
|road=[[Russell Road (Las Vegas)|Russell Road]]
|notes=Serves [[Sam Boyd Stadium]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|location=Paradise
|lspan=2
|mile=29.1
|old=68
|exit=29
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|593|nolink=yes|noshield=yes|extra=airport|name1=[[Tropicana Avenue]]|location1=[[Harry Reid International Airport]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=30.1
|exit=30
|old=69
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|592|nolink=yes|noshield=yes|name1=[[Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)|Flamingo Road]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{NVint|old
|location1=Sunrise Manor
|location2=Winchester
|mile=31.6
|old=70
|exit=31
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|582|noshield=yes|name1=Boulder Highway}}
|notes=Former US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95/[[U.S. Route 466|US 466]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|location1=Las Vegas
|location2=Sunrise Manor
|mile=33.2
|old=72
|exit=33
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|159|noshield=yes|name1=Charleston Boulevard}}
|notes=
}}
{{NVint|old
|location=Las Vegas
|lspan=25
|mile=34.9
|old=73
|exit=35
|road=[[Nevada State Route 607|Eastern Avenue]]
|notes=Former SR 607
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=36.3
|old=75A
|exit=36A
|road=[[Las Vegas Boulevard]]&nbsp;– [[Downtown Las Vegas]], [[Cashman Center]]
|notes=Signed as exit 36 northbound; former [[Nevada State Route 604|SR 604]]/[[U.S. Route 91|US&nbsp;91]]/US&nbsp;93/US&nbsp;95
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=36.5
|old=75B
|exit=36B
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|602|dir1=south|noshield=yes|name1=Casino Center Boulevard|location1=[[Downtown Las Vegas]]}}
|notes=Southbound exit only; northbound entrance is via 4th Street
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=concur
|mile=37.262
|mspan=2
|old=76
|exit=37
|road={{jct|state=NV|I|15|US|93|dir2=north|location1=[[Los Angeles]]|location2=[[Salt Lake City]]}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;93 concurrency; [[Spaghetti Bowl (Las Vegas)|Spaghetti Bowl]]; signed as exits 37A (south) and 37B (north); signed as the reverse southbound; exit 42 on I-15
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=hov
|mile=none
|old=♦
|exit=♦
|road={{jct|state=NV|I|15|dir1=south|location1=[[Los Angeles]]}}
|notes=Southern end of I-11 [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV]] lane; Spaghetti Bowl; southbound HOV exit and northbound HOV entrance; 
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=37.6
|old=76C
|exit=37C
|road=[[Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Las Vegas)|Martin L. King Boulevard]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=38.4
|old=77
|exit=38
|road={{jct|state=NV|US-Bus|95|dab1=Las Vegas|dir1=north|name1=Rancho Drive, [[Nevada State Route 599|SR 599]]|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Former US&nbsp;95 north; serves [[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada|University Medical Center]] and [[Valley Hospital Medical Center]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=39.4
|old=78
|exit=39
|road=Valley View Boulevard
|notes=Southbound exit is part of exit 40
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=40.2
|old=79
|exit=40
|road=[[Decatur Boulevard]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=41.2
|old=80
|exit=41
|road=[[Jones Boulevard]] (SR 596)
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=hov
|mile=42.4
|mspan=2
|old=81C
|exit=42C
|road={{jct|state=NV|SR|613|dir1=west|name1=[[Summerlin Parkway]]}}
|notes=Northbound HOV exit and southbound HOV entrance; SR 613 east exit 6D
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=none
|old=81
|exit=42
|road={{jct|state=NV|SR|613|dir1=west|name1=[[Summerlin Parkway]]|SR|595|dir2=south|name2=[[Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)|Rainbow Boulevard]]|noshield2=yes}}
|notes=Signed as exits 42A (Summerlin) and 42B (Rainbow) northbound; SR 613 east exits 6A (Rainbow), 6B (north) and 6C (south)
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=43.7
|old=82
|exit=43
|road=Lake Mead Boulevard
|notes=Signed as exits 43A (east) and 43B (west/[[Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)|Rainbow Boulevard]]) northbound 
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=45.2
|old=83
|exit=45
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|574|dir1=east|noshield=yes|name1=Cheyenne Avenue|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Serves [[MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas|MountainView Hospital]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=46.8
|old=85
|exit=47
|road={{jctname|state=NV|SR|573|dir1=east|noshield=yes|name1=Craig Road}}
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=47.8
|old=90A
|exit=48A
|road={{jct|state=NV|US-Bus|95|dab1=Las Vegas|dir1=south|name1=[[Nevada State Route 599|SR 599]] south / Rancho Drive}}
|notes=No southbound entrance; southbound exit is part of exit 50B; former US&nbsp;95 south
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=48.5
|old=90B
|exit=48B
|road=Ann Road
|notes=Southbound exit is part of exit 50B
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=49.6
|old=91B
|exit=50B
|road=Centennial Center Boulevard
|notes=Southbound exit and entrance
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=49.7
|old=91A
|exit=50A
|road={{jct|state=NV|CC|215|name1=Bruce Woodbury Beltway}}
|notes=[[Centennial Bowl]]; CC&nbsp;215 exit&nbsp;38; future I-215; system interchange conversion completed on December 4, 2023<ref>{{cite news |title = Centennial Bowl completed in northwest Las Vegas |url = https://www.fox5vegas.com/video/2023/12/05/centennial-bowl-completed-northwest-las-vegas/ |access-date = December 15, 2023 |date = December 5, 2023 |language = en }}</ref>
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=incomplete
|mile=49.8
|old=91B
|exit=50B
|road=Buffalo Drive
|notes=Northbound exit and entrance
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=hov
|mile=50.9
|old=♦
|exit=♦
|road=[[Elkhorn Road]]
|notes=Northbound HOV exit and southbound HOV entrance; northern end of I-11 HOV lane
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=51.5
|old=93
|exit=52
|road={{jct|state=NV|extra=hospital}} [[Durango Drive]]
|notes=Serves [[Centennial Hills Hospital]]
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=52.9
|old=95
|exit=53
|road=Skye Canyon Park Drive
|notes=Formerly Horse Drive and Fort Apache Road
}}
{{NVint|old
|mile=54.193
|mspan=2
|old=96
|exit=54
|road={{jct|state=NV|SR|157|dir1=west|name1=Kyle Canyon Road|city1=Mount Charleston|road|Sunstone Parkway}}
|notes=[[Diverging diamond interchange]]; eastern terminus of SR 157
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=concur
|mile=none
|old=
|exit=
|road={{jct|state=NV|Future|11|dir1=north|nolink1=yes|US|95|dir2=north|city1=Tonopah|city2=Reno}}
|notes=Current northern end of US&nbsp;95 concurrency; current northern terminus
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=unbuilt
|location_special=[[Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony|Las Vegas Paiute Indian Reservation]]
|mile=57.5
|old=99
|exit=57
|road=Snow Mountain (Nu-Wav Kaiv Boulevard / Paiute Drive)
|notes=Proposed interchange upgrade
}}
{{NVint|old
|type=unbuilt
|county=Nye
|location=Mercury
|mile=100.0
|old=<!-- Exit 136 is listed in a NDOT reference, but is not officially signed at this time -->
|exit=100
|road=[[Mercury, Nevada|Mercury]] (Mercury Highway)
|notes=Proposed interchange upgrade; [[Military exclusion zone|restricted area]]; serves [[Nevada Test Site|Nevada National Security Sites]]
}}
{{jctbtm|old|keys=concur,hov,incomplete,unbuilt}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Nevada|U.S. Roads}}
* [[Carson and Colorado Railway]]
* [[Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad]]
* [[Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Interstate 11}}
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
* [http://i11study.com/ I-11 and Intermountain West Corridor Study]
* [https://i11nv.com I-11 within the Las Vegas Valley]
* [https://www.nevadadot.com/projects-programs/programs-studies/future-i-11-alternatives-analysis-las-vegas-valley-to-i-80 I-11 from the Las Vegas Valley to I-80]
* [http://www.pima.gov/Administration/transportation/AppXtender%20-%20CA_OUTCORR%20-%202013.pdf Tucson Bypass] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327053152/http://www.pima.gov/Administration/transportation/AppXtender%20-%20CA_OUTCORR%20-%202013.pdf |date=March 27, 2014 }}, Pima County government study
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2012/05/25/phoenix-vegas-i-11-connection-sought.html?page=all Route map] from the Phoenix Business Journal
* [https://sonoraninstitute.org/files/pdf/proposed-interstate-11-analysis-casa-grande-to-the-mike-ocallaghan-pat-tillman-memorial-bridge-02042014.pdf Sonoran Institute's ''Proposed Interstate 11 Analysis: Casa Grande to the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge''], 2014

{{Interstates}}

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