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The intent of this page is to provide detailed information about the major highway construction and improvement projects affecting residents and visitors throuout the Las Vegas metropolitan area, with special emphasis on those work zones that may affect patrons travelling to the area's legal brothels. It is by no means a complete list off all major highway projects in the valley, nor will it be updated with every little detail. But it will give you an overview of the projects listed, an estimate of their potential for impacting your travel time, and any alternate routes available, where applicable.

Please note that the following projects, which are only partly located within the Las Vegas metro area, are all individually detailed in the non-Las Vegas section of the Southern Nevada road projects page:
    ·  the Boulder City Bypass & Hoover Dam Bypass projects on U.S. 93,
    ·  and the U.S. 95 repavement project from Kyle Canyon Rd (Nevada S.R. 157) to Indian Springs.

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I-15 South Design/Build I-15: Project NEON (planned) U.S. 93: Hoover Dam Bypass U.S. 93: Boulder City Bypass U.S. 93: Boulder City Bypass U.S. 93: Boulder City Bypass U.S. 93: Boulder City Bypass I-215/I-515 interchange McCarran Airport Terminal 3 Las Vegas metro area map

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas I-15 South

W20-1 Sign I-15 South Design/Build Project:

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This massive project has been broken into nine phases. The first and one of the largest, phase 1A, has been underway since Febuary 2009 and is expected to be completed by March 2012.

W20-1 Sign I-15 South Design/Build - Phase 1A: Rebuild freeway from Silvarado Ranch Blvd to Tropicana Ave
On I-15:
    - fm Silvarado Ranch Blvd
    - to Tropicana Ave
On Warm Springs Rd:
    - fm Dean Martin Dr
    - to Las Vegas Blvd South
On Sunset Rd alignment:
    - fm Dean Martin Dr
    - to Las Vegas Blvd South
On Union Pacific R.R. - Boulder Branch line:
    - fm Dean Martin Dr
    - to Las Vegas Blvd South

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: Las Vegas Paving Corp.
    - Bid Amount: $unknown
Construction Start: CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
Expected Completion: March 2012

Phase Description:
Widen/lengthen bridge structures on I-15 mainline & ramps between Silvarado Ranch & Tropicana;
Add auxiliary lanes to I-15 in both directions between Silvarado Ranch & Blue Diamond;
Rebuild I-15 interchange #33 at Blue Diamond (S.R. 160) & add EB SR-160 to NB I-15 flyover ramp;
Add collector/distributor ramps & bridges in both directions between Blue Diamond & Tropicana;
Warm Springs Rd: replace bridge over I-15 & widen between Dean Martin Dr & Las Vegas Blvd South;
Modify I-15 interchange #34 at I-215/CR-215 to connect on/off ramps with new collector/distributors;
Sunset Rd: extend between Dean Martin Dr & Las Vegas Blvd South, including new bridge over I-15;
Union Pacific R.R.: lengthen bridge over I-15 at both ends;
Rebuild I-15 interchange #36 at Russell Rd;
Rebuild south half of I-15 interchange #37 at Tropicana Ave.

I-15 South Design/Build - Phase 1B: Add lanes in median between Blue Diamond Rd & Tropicana Ave

Construction Start: 2019 (estimated)

Phase Description:
Add 1 travel lane for each direction in median between Blue Diamond Rd & Tropicana Ave.

I-15 South Design/Build - Phase 2: Widen/rebuild between Sloan interchange & Blue Diamond Rd

Construction Start: 2018 (estimated)

Phase Description:
Add 2 travel lanes in both directions between Sloan Rd & Blue Diamond Rd;
Modify ramps at St. Rose Pkwy & Silvarado Ranch Blvd interchanges as necessary.

I-15 South Design/Build - Future Phases:

Phase Descriptions (estimated construction start in parenthesis):
Las Vegas Blvd South: widen between St Rose Pkwy and Sunset Rd (2011);
Pebble Rd: extend btwn Dean Martin Dr & Las Vegas Blvd South, including bridge over I-15 (2023);
Construct new I-15 interchange at Cactus Rd (2016);
Construct new I-15 interchange at Starr Ave (2024);
Construct new I-15 interchange at Barbara Ln (2027);
Reconstruct I-15 interchange #25 at Sloan Rd (2025);
Add 1 travel lane each direction on I-15 between California state line & Sloan Rd (TBD).
This entry's data provided by Nevada DOT and other sources. It was last modified : September 22, 2010

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas U.S. 95 NW Corridor

W20-1 Sign U.S. 95 Northwest Corridor:

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This project, which will ultimately result in U.S. 95 being completed as a full freeway between I-15 and the Las Vegas Paiute Native American Community, has been broken into five phases. Currently only two phases are under construction, with one (the new Horse Dr interchange) nearing completion.

W20-1 Sign U.S. 95: Northwest Corridor project - Phase 1: Rebuild/widen freeway fm Washington Ave to Ann Rd
On U.S. 95:
    - fm Washington Ave
    - to Ann Rd

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: unknown
    - Bid Amount: $unknown
Construction Start: CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
Expected Completion: sometime in 2012

Phase Description:
Rebuild bridges over U.S. 95 at Washington Ave, Vegas Dr, Smoke Ranch Rd, Alexander Rd, and Lone Mountain Rd;
Widen U.S. 95 bridges over Gowan Rd;
Rebuild traffic interchange at Lake Mead Boulevard (exit #82);
Rebuild traffic interchange at Cheyenne Avenue (exit #83);
Rebuild traffic interchange at Craig Rd (exit #85);
Rebuild partial traffic interchange at Rancho Dr (exit #90A);
Rebuild traffic interchange at Ann Rd (exit #90B);
Widen U.S. 95 mainline travel lanes;
Install auxiliary lanes, HOV lanes, ITS, & on-ramp metering.

Northwest Corridor project - Phase 2: Rebuild/upgrade fm Ann Rd to Kyle Canyon Rd
On U.S. 95:
    - fm Ann Rd
    - to just north of Kyle Canyon Rd (S.R. 157)

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: yet to be bid
    - Bid Amount: yet to be bid
Construction Start: sometime after 2012
Expected Completion: about 2 years after start of construction

Phase Description:
Widen U.S. 95 mainline;
Modify existing interchange ramps as necessary.

Northwest Corridor project - Phase 3: Rebuild Interchange at C.R. 215
On U.S. 95:
    - fm just south of Azure Dr grade separation
    - to 0.50mi south of Elkhorn Rd grade separation
On C.R. 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway):
    - fm Grand Montecito Pkwy grade separation
    - to 0.35mi east of U.S. 95

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: yet to be bid
    - Bid Amount: yet to be bid
Construction Start: sometime in 2011
Expected Completion: about 2 years after start of construction

Phase Description:
Replace the existing interim traffic interchange with a full "system" (Fwy-to-Fwy) interchange;
Widen U.S. 95 Fwy mainline in immediate vicinity of intechange;
Replace the interim C.R. 215 roadway with a full freeway;
Rebuild/realign/connect adjacent frontage roads & grade separate from C.R. 215 freeway.

W20-1 Sign Northwest Corridor project - Phase 4: new Horse Rd interchange
On U.S. 95:
    - fm about 1.00mi north of Durango Dr grade separation
    - to about 0.75mi south of Kyle Canyon Rd (S.R. 157)
On Sky Point Rd (east frontage road):
    - fm just south of ecisting Horse Dr
    - to approx. 2000ft north of existing Horse Dr
On Oso Blanca Rd (west frontage road):
    - fm approx. 2100ft north of Tee Pee Ln
    - to just south of Tee Pee Ln
On Fort Apache Rd:
    - fm existing Horse Dr
    - to Rusty Rifle Ave

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: unknown
    - Bid Amount: $unknown
Construction Start: CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
Expected Completion: November 2010

Phase Description:
Construct new Horse Dr bridge over U.S. 95 approx. 600ft NW of existing Horse Dr/Sky Point Dr intersection;
Construct new diamond interchange ramps to/fm U.S. 95 mainline at ends of new bridge;
Construct new Horse Dr fm west side of interchange west to an extended Grand Canyon Dr;
Construct new Horse Dr fm east side of interchange east to new Sky Point Dr/Fort Apache Rd intersection;
Realign Sky Point Dr north of interchange to new Horse Dr/Fort Apache Rd intersection.
Redirect Sky Point Dr south of interchange into existing Horse Dr just west of Fort Apache Rd;
Realign north spoke of existing intersection at Fort Apache Dr and existing Horse Dr (to west, meeting new Horse Dr east of interchange at realigned Sky Point Dr);
Realign Fort Apache Rd fm new Horse Dr/Sky Point Dr intersection east of interchange back to original alignment at Rusty Rifle Ave;
Terminate Oso Blanca Rd south of interchange at Tee Pee Ln;
Realign Oso Blanca Rd north of interchange (to meet new Horse Dr west of interchange).

Northwest Corridor project - Phase 5: new Kyle Canyon Rd interchange
On U.S. 95:
    - fm Ann Rd
    - to just north of Kyle Canyon Rd (S.R. 157)

Contract nnnn:
    - Contractor: yet to be bid
    - Bid Amount: yet to be bid
Construction Start: sometime after 2012
Expected Completion: about 2 years after start of construction

Phase Description:
Construct diamond interchange at Kyle Canyon Rd (Nevada S.R. 157) to replace existing at-grade intersection;
Modify Sky Pointe Dr (east frontage road) alignment as necessary.

This entry's data provided by Nevada DOT and other sources. It was last modified : September 20, 2010

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas I-15 Project NEON

Project NEON: I-15 Reconstruction - Sahara Ave to Spaghetti Bowl & adjoining areas

On and around I-15:
    - fm Sahara Avenue interchange (exit 40)
    - to I-515 / U.S. 93 / U.S. 95 (Spaghetti Bowl) interchange (exit 42)

Cost Estimate: $543 million
Construction Start: TBD
Project Website: none yet known

Project NEON includes:
- improving freeway operations between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange;
- reconstructing the I-15 / Charleston Boulevard interchange (exit 41);
- providing new I-15 freeway access to the City of Las Vegas's Downtown Redevelopment Area at Alta Drive, for movements to and from the south;
- creating an 8-lane arterial roadway connection over I-15 and Charleston Boulevard to link Martin Luther King Boulevard and Industrial Road;
- constructing a grade separation on Oakey Boulevard over the Union Pacific R.R. and the proposed Martin Luther King Boulevard / Industrial Road connector.
Note: Industiral Road still retains that name on its northern extent (the portion located to the east of I-15). The southern section of this street (which lies west of I-15, from Twain Ave to Southern Highlands Pkwy) was renamed Dean Martin Drive by Clark County officials on October 10, 2005.
Summary of Project:

Project NEON is driven by the significant population growth in the Las Vegas Valley, estimated to increase by approximately 60 percent from 2003 to 2030. This growth will increase traffic volumes and place significant demand on the I-15 Corridor and connections to U.S. 95. Currently, I-15 is experiencing significant operational problem and with the projected increase in traffic volumes the problems will continue to get worse resulting in travel time delays, congestion of adjacent routes and safety concerns. The City of Las Vegas is currently promoting the redevelopment of the downtown area adjacent to section of the I-15 corridor, which will attract more traffic into the area. Project NEON is currently in the early stages of an Environmental Impact Statement and we are actively meeting with the public and key stakeholders in an effort to provide solutions that meet the expectations of the traveling public, as well as the people that live and work within the project area.

This entry's data provided by Nevada DOT and was last modified : March 03, 2006

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas Nevada S.R. 160

RECENT NEWS - SW Metro LAS VEGAS

Highway 160 - Blue Diamond Road Project Completed in June 2009 !!!

The massive project that completely rebuilt Blue Diamond Road (Nevada S.R. 160) east of Rainbow Boulevard into an eight lane arterial (and relocated its eastern terminus to the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Windmill Lane) was finally completed in June 2009. However, the newly rebuilt interchange with I-15 is now torn up yet again as a result of the even more massive I-15 South Design Build project, which also absorbed the rebuild of the Warm Springs Road bridge over I-15 (which originally was Phase 3 of the Blue Diamond Road project).

Now, attention turns to the securing of funding to further improve S.R. 160 from Rainbow Blvd to just west of Mountain Springs Summmit in order to ease traffic in the southwest valley and to/from Pahrump.

Future Project(s) along State Route 160:
Due to ever expanding development in the southwestern metro area and out in Pahrump, there already exists a critical need for additional reconstruction to increase capacity and improve safety on S.R. 160 to the west of Rainbow Blvd. These additional improvements are currently under study, and it is likely that they will be divided into at least three phases or separate projects as follows:

This entry's data provided by Nevada DOT and other sources. It was last modified : September 20, 2010

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas Las Vegas Beltway

The Las Vegas Beltway: I-215 and Clark C.R. 215

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Who the hell is Bruce Woodbury? And what/where is the Bruce Woodbury Beltway?
He's some local "public servant" the local politicos "saw fit" to honor by changing the "official name" of this road from the instantly recognizable name "Las Vegas Beltway" to the obscure "Bruce Woodbury Beltway". The last time I looked, they hadn't changed the name of the city this highway runs around. Whether or not Mr. Woodbury is deserving of such an honor (by all accounts I've seen, perhaps he may actually be), it makes much more sense for major highways to not have such politically bestowed designations, as they usually only serve to confuse out-of-town visitors (of which the Las Vegas area has more than its share). Also, way too many of the people so "honored" around this country are in no way deserving of any such recognition. Oh well, at least Nevadans don't improperly refer to freeways as "expressways", like they do in many other (ignorant) places around the country.

I am going use these names interchangeably, so just remember that the Bruce Woodbury Beltway = the Las Vegas Beltway. To make matters worse, Clark County has seen fit to assign different names to the one-way frontage roads that surround the belwtay in certain locations. Below is a table listing the known names assigned so far:

Frontage
Road's Name 		Travel
Direction 		from to
Hidden Well Rd westbound Airport Connector Las Vegas Blvd South
George Crockett Rd eastbound Las Vegas Blvd South Airport Connector
Raphael Rivera Wy westbound Decatur Blvd Sunset Rd
Roy Horn Wy eastbound Sunset Rd Decatur Blvd
Brent Thurman Wy northbound Sunset Rd Tropicana Ave
Jerry Tarkanian Wy southbound Tropicana Ave Sunset Rd

OK, got all that down? Now on to the confusion over the Beltway's diffenent numeric route designations.

I-215 vs C.R. 215 - What's the difference?
The Las Vegas Beltway project was undertaken by Clark County's Department of Public Works in response to the rapid population growth in the Las Vegas Valley. As I pointed out above, it is now officially been renamed the Bruce Woodbury Beltway, by a self-seving local politician (who isn't even dead yet, and even worse, is still serving in office) and his cronies. Because of this blatent violation of naming custom, which is usually reserved for deceased folks genuinely worthy of such an honor, most people rightly ignore this ostentatious name and just call it the Beltway. The highway was funded 100% locally rather than under the 90% Federal / 10% State+Local money formula common for Interstate routes. This approach was chosen because the local powers that be came to the conclusion that the Valley couldn't afford the delays and red tape inherent in gaining bureaucratic approvals for new Interstate mileage. It also allowed for sections of the highway to be built as temporary expressways, non-freeway roads, and/or frontage roads that could later be upgraded to full freeway status as the subsequent growth of adjacent areas dictated.

A very small portion of the route (that from I-15 to just south of McCarran International Airport) pre-dated the overall Beltway project and was built with partial Federal funding. This section was later incorporated into the Beltway proposal and the Feds subsequently agreed to allow it to be extended as I-215 all the way to I-515 in Henderson. But in the finest Nevada bureaucratic tradition, only the mileage between I-15 and the Warm Springs Rd interchange plus the discontinuous stretch between Stephanie St and I-515 are "officially" designated as part of the Interstate Highway System as those miles are the only ones on the Beltway maintained by NDOT. At least they didn't change the signage in between these sections!

Now all of the semi-circular portion of highway 215 located entirely to the west of I-15 is designated a County Route (C.R.) and as such is not yet an official part of the Interstate System (or even part of the state highway system). Once all sections of C.R. 215 are upgraded to full freeway status, which is not expected until around 2013 (or later, depending on the economy), the entire beltway route is then expected to be signed (if not legally designated) as I-215.

I-215: Las Vegas Beltway (Interstate Highway portion)
The only section of the overall beltway which currently carries an Interstate Highway designation and displays the I-215 shield is that which lies to the east of I-15. Beginning at I-515 in Henderson and running to the I-15 "Fishbowl" interchange just southwest of McCarran International Airport, this portion is now complete, including the I-515 interchange area known locally as the Hendeson Spaghetti Bowl. However, there will still be some construction activity on I-215 from time to time, as evidenced by the I-15 South Design/Bulid Project, which will impact several ramps at the Fishbowl and require periodic lane closures on the mainline.

I-215 consists of the following portions of the Beltway's South Leg, which are listed in the clockwise (incresing reference post) travel direction:
South Leg (SE section): 5.88 miles from I-515 (at S.R. 564: Lake Mead Pkwy) to Eastern Ave
South Leg (East Central section): 5.21 miles btwn Eastern Ave & I-15
C.R. 215: Las Vegas Beltway (non-Interstate portion)
Construction work continues along several sections of Clark County Route 215, the non-Interstate portion of the Las Vegas Beltway (i.e., that which lies to the west of I-15). Several sections of C.R. 215 have been completed to their final, full-freeway configurations and are listed in a dark green typeface in the list below. The remaining sections link to a description of their current status.
Sections of C.R. 215, listed in the clockwise (increasing refernce post) travel direction:
South Leg (West Central section): btwn the I-15 / I-215 / C.R. 215 interchange & Rainbow Dr
South Leg (SW section): btwn Rainbow Dr & Sunset Rd
West Leg (South section): btwn Sunset Rd & Town Center Dr
West Leg (Central section): btwn Town Center Dr & Cheyenne Ave
West Leg (North section): btwn Cheyenne Ave & Hualapai Wy
North Leg (NW section): btwn Hualapai Wy & Tenaya Wy
North Leg (Central section): btwn Tenaya Wy & Revere St (alignment)
North Leg (NE section): btwn Revere St (alignment) & I-15
This entry's data provided by Clark County, NV and other sources. It was last modified : September 22, 2010

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W20-1 Sign 		I-515 Corridor Study: Study potential future enhancements to the I-515 Freeway

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The I-515 corridor study is a long term project to examine the future needs of this busy freeway through the central and eastern valley. The study limits are the current northern and southern termini of the Interstate Highway itself: the I-15 / U.S. 93 / U.S. 95 Spaghetti Bowl traffic interchange in downtown Las Vegas and the Foothills Drive grade separation in Henderson (which is also the northern limit of the U.S. 93 Boulder City Bypass project), respectively. Please see the project website for more details.

This entry's data was last modified : September 22, 2010

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Main Page Road Project Info Southern NV Metro Las Vegas LAS Airport Access

W20-1 Sign McCarran Int'l Airport (LAS): Modify access roads to tie-in to new Terminal 3:
Expected Completion: by early 2011
Project Website: none known
Project Description:
- Relocate Russell Road between Surrey St and Paradise Rd
- Construct access roads to/fm new Terminal 3 & its parking garage
- Modify Paradise Rd (one way SB) fm Kitty Hawk Wy to Airport Connector Tunnel
- Modify Swenson St (one way NB) fm Airport Connector Tunnel to Hacienda Ave
This entry's data gathered from various sources and was last modified : September 22, 2010

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