Additional Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will be on duty the three-day Nevada Day holiday weekend, as well as next Friday and Saturday evening in the greater Reno-Sparks area, in an effort to identify any motorists who may be impaired.

With federal funding secured by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety’s Joining Forces grant program, this particular initiative will allocate 15 additional overtime shifts in an effort for an increased presence of troopers to be highly visible saturating our area highways during these periods. Several of the troopers scheduled for this weekend’s assignment will be working closely with officers from the Reno Police Department.