LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) -Thousands of metal bollards protect thousands of visitors on the Las Vegas Strip and other parts of Las Vegas Valley every day.
The metal posts are between streets and sidewalks and would keep a car from accidentally or intentionally hitting pedestrians.
“Pedestrian safety on the Las Vegas Strip has been an ongoing priority for Clark County. Over the years we have added many improvements including pedestrian bridges, fences, and landscaping. In 2018, Clark County launched an initiative to start installing bollards on public-rights-of-way on the Strip to enhance public safety. To date, our Public Works Department has installed approximately 6,000 bollards, costing about $40 million,” said Stacey Welling with Clark County Communications.
FOX5 talked with several people on the Strip Thursday who say they feel very safe with the bollards in place.
“This is most definitely the way to go. You feel protected from the traffic and it’s not coming in on you. And if something should come in on you that’s going to stop it, so I feel very protected,” said Florida resident Angela Mitchell.
FOX5 has reached out to county commissioners to find out if anyone is trying to add bollards or look at any possibly weaknesses after the New Orleans attack. A driver drove around barriers and into a crowd of people, killing 14 people and injuring many more. Some bollards were being replaced at the time of the attack.
The County told FOX5 bollard projects are substantially complete, and that pedestrian protection has been installed along Las Vegas Boulevard from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign to Sahara. That includes a mix of bollards, landscaping features and concrete barriers.
“As new development comes to the resort corridor, any plans that alter the current pedestrian protection will be required to include pedestrian protection measures in their design,” Welling said.
There have been a few instances of cars hitting people on the Strip, including a 2015 crash where authorities say a woman intentionally drove into people, killing one person and injuring more than 30.
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