LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An $18.95 million renovation project on the 215 freeway spanning from the I-15 interchange to Windmill Lane is nearing completion, bringing repaved roads, upgraded signage, improved lighting, and new wrong-way driver alert systems to one of the Las Vegas Valley’s most-traveled corridors.
Three of the four wrong-way driver alert systems the Nevada Department of Transportation told FOX 5 last year would be installed along the 215 are now in place. The systems are located at the westbound off-ramp at Warm Springs, Las Vegas Boulevard, and Windmill Lane.
NDOT said the alert systems are not yet online, pending additional testing.
FOX 5 previously received data from NDOT about a pilot program involving the wrong-way alert systems. The data found that from June 2020 through the end of 2022, 84 percent of vehicles turned around when confronted by the flashing lights of the alert system.
Speeding remains a concern in active work zones
Construction activity continues on the 215, particularly near Stephanie Street. The area covered by the repavement project has returned to a posted speed limit of 65 mph.
FOX 5 has extensively covered speeding concerns in roadwork areas along the corridor. Drivers were recorded traveling as fast as 80 mph in a posted 55 mph construction zone.
Erin Breen, a traffic safety professional at UNLV, said speed limits are set for a reason.
“You have to watch your speedometer in our city because the average driver tacks 15 miles an hour on whatever the posted speed limit is because they think they’re not going to get caught,” Breen said.
NDOT is reminding motorists to use caution on the road, especially through active work zones. The project also included upgrades to signage and lighting for improved visibility on the 215.
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