LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The LVCVA expects The Boring Company’s new Loop station across from UNLV to be up and running by the start of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected in the Las Vegas valley next week, and traffic congestion is a concern for many.
Paradise stop timeline
The LVCVA said the Paradise Tunnels are on track to receive a temporary occupancy permit this week. That could open the new stop in time for Formula One. The agency said each Loop stop must pass inspections before it can open.
“They’re very close to being able to get that completed, and we anticipate it being open, like I said, by the end of this week,” said Steve Hill, LVCVA president and CEO.
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Connection to existing system
Hill said the new stations will be an extension of the existing system.
“The station at Thomas & Mack, the station at Gordon Biersch, will connect to the rest of the system,” Hill said.
The existing system includes stops at Resorts World, Sahara, Encore and the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Capacity and traffic
Hill said the Loop could take some traffic off the roads.
“People will use it, which means people are not on the roads using the roads. That’s the benefit. We think that’s going to be pretty significant,” Hill said.
Hill said a station can probably handle a few thousand people an hour right now.
“So each one of those stations could handle that,” he said.
Role in transportation
Hill said the Loop is a benefit to the city but is not meant to solve all transportation challenges.
“But it is a supplement to the transportation system that’s already here. It doesn’t have either a goal or the responsibility of solving our transportation issues,” Hill said.
Hill said he believes the system is a benefit for everyone and noted it does not cost taxpayers.
FOX5 asked how many people are projected to use the Loop system during Formula One. The LVCVA said it does not have those numbers yet.
The LVCVA said the stop near Howard Hughes Center and Virgin Hotels is in the process of being completed. A timeline has not been announced.
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