LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, lane restrictions on portions of Las Vegas Boulevard, Tropicana Avenue and Harmon Avenue will be in place to resume work on Clark County’s Las Vegas Boulevard improvement project.
According to a media release from the county, most of the work will occur Monday through Thursday from about midnight to 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted. The schedule of upcoming lane restrictions is as follows:
Tropicana Avenue
- Feb. 20 through March 1: Tropicana Avenue from Ocean Drive to New York-New York will have two lanes open eastbound from 10:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. for barrier rail and sidewalk improvements at the southeast corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. Bus stop 2812 in the southeast corner of that intersection also is closed for renovations. Transit riders can access the next closest bus stops at 2837 west of Polaris or 2797 before Duke Ellington.
- March 4 through March 29: Ocean Drive to Las Vegas Boulevard will have two lanes open westbound, 10:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., for barrier rail and sidewalk improvements in the northeast corner of Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Las Vegas Boulevard (12 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
- Feb. 20 through March 8: Las Vegas Boulevard from Tropicana Avenue to Reno Avenue will have one lane open northbound for waterline, concrete and electrical work for the RTC bus stop.
- Feb. 20 through March 8: Harmon Avenue to Park Avenue will have one lane open southbound for utility work.
- Feb. 20 through March 29: Aria to Park Avenue will have one lane open northbound for waterline work.
- Feb. 27 through March 29: Park Avenue to Tropicana Avenue will have two lanes open northbound for barrier rail and sidewalk improvements in the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue.
Harmon Avenue
- Feb. 20 through March 1 Harmon Avenue from Las Vegas Boulevard to the Cosmopolitan garage will have one lane open westbound for relocation of a drop inlet.
This work is part of a multi-phase project underway on Las Vegas Boulevard to upgrade infrastructure between Sahara Avenue and the 215 Beltway. Each phase includes water line replacement, new pavement, intersection modifications to improve pedestrian crossings, upgrades to traffic signals, LED street lighting systems with Smart poles, and enhanced median landscaping.
Commuters are advised that several agencies have construction projects underway in the resort corridor. Due to the fluid nature of construction activity and traffic conditions, work schedules can change on short notice.
Motorists should check navigation apps such as Waze, Google Maps or Apple Maps for the latest real-time information as they head out. Additional information about various projects is available on these websites:
- Clark Public Works projects: http://tinyurl.com/375cz4nw
- I-15 Tropicana project: https://www.i15trop.com/
- Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission Seeing Orange projects page at https://gis.rtcsnv.com/seeingorange/
- Alerts & detours page at https://www.rtcsnv.com/alertsanddetours/
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