By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

State Sen. Joe Hardy introduced a bill in the Nevada Legislature March 2 that could legalize toll roads in an effort to expedite construction of the Boulder City bypass.

The move would allow the state to pay for the 14-mile bypass by partnering with a private company, speeding up a project that could take at least 20 years if only government funds are used, Hardy said.

“It would behoove us to use money in private industry to form a public-private partnership to form a road around Boulder City,” he said.

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