Motorists are advised of upcoming closures and lane restrictions scheduled at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard starting at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 24 for nightly excavation and paving work, and for 24-hour roadwork starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 29, through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31.  The roadwork is part of the Las Vegas Boulevard Improvement project. Most of the work is occurring Sunday through Friday during evening through early morning hours. The schedule for the upcoming work and related impacts is as follows:

Tropicana/Las Vegas Boulevard Intersection Work Zone July 21-July 24; July 29-July 31

• 9 p.m. Sunday, July 21 to 9 a.m. Monday, July 22 and 9 p.m. Monday, July 22 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, Tropicana Avenue will be closed to eastbound and westbound through traffic at Las Vegas Boulevard with right turns only allowed at Las Vegas Boulevard. One lane will be open northbound and one lane will be open southbound at the intersection onto Las Vegas Boulevard.
• 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, to noon on Wednesday, July 24, the Tropicana intersection will be closed to eastbound and westbound travel. Two lanes will be open for southbound travel on Las Vegas Boulevard and one lane will be open for northbound travel to the boulevard.
• 24-Hour Roadwork: Starting at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 29, through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, Tropicana Avenue will be closed to eastbound and westbound through traffic at Las Vegas Boulevard with right turns only at Las Vegas Boulevard. Las Vegas Boulevard will have two lanes open northbound and southbound.

Las Vegas Boulevard Work Zone – 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.

• Starting Monday, July 15, through Friday, July 19, northbound Las Vegas Boulevard between Harmon Avenue and Flamingo Road will have two lanes open for pavement patches.
• Monday, July 15, through Friday, July 26, northbound Las Vegas Boulevard between Park and Harmon will have one lane open for water connections.
• Through Friday, July 19, southbound Las Vegas Boulevard will have one lane open between Park and Reno avenues for electrical and water line work.
• Through Friday, July 19, southbound Las Vegas Boulevard southbound between Harmon and Tropicana avenues will have two lanes open for manhole adjustments.

Tropicana Avenue Work Zone – 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

• Through Friday, July 19, Tropicana Avenue at the Las Vegas Boulevard will have two lanes open eastbound for waterline work across the intersection.
• Through Friday, Aug. 2, Tropicana Avenue eastbound and westbound from Las Vegas Boulevard to Koval Lane will have two lanes open for construction of a concrete median island.

This work is part of Phase E & F of a multi-phase project under way 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 under way 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.

RTC Bus Stops

• RTC bus stop 1405 Las Vegas Boulevardnorthbound before Tropicana is closed. The closest northbound Las Vegas Boulevard bus stop is 1371 at MGM/Showcase Mall.
• RTC bus stop 2812 Tropicana eastbound after Las Vegas Boulevard is closed. 

Additional information about various projects is available on these websites:

• Clark County Public Works projects: http://tinyurl.com/375cz4nw
• The I-15 Tropicana project: https://www.i15trop.com/
• Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission Seeing Orange projects page at https://gis.rtcsnv.com/seeingorange/ and alerts & detours page at https://www.rtcsnv.com/alertsanddetours/.   

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