Officials Receive Updates To Hoover Dam Overpass Plan
One of the most ambitious engineering projects attempted in the southwest since the Hoover Dam is underway just a quarter mile downstream. News 3's Tom Hawley reports right now, the drive to Arizona is either a detour through Laughlin or a slow drive through hairpin turns to a two lane crossing atop the dam. That'll change when the bridge goes through. Today, officials from both states got an update on the project.
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Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge Under Construction
The construction never ends in our valley, and there are plenty more projects about to get underway. News 3's Tom Hawley has been keeping track of the new overpasses being built, and reports the biggest one of all is finally taking shape.
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2nd Most Expensive in Nevada History
"Henderson Spaghetti Bowl" Breaks Ground
The biggest traffic problem area in the southeast valley these days seems to be where I-515 and the beltway meet. The Nevada Department of Transportation is pumping a lot of money into the area to do something about it!
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Changes to Sunset/215 Interchange
One of the most accident-prone interchanges on 215 has been given a short-term fix. It will be safer for everyone, but a bit more inconvenient for some motorists.
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Harmon/Valley View/UPRR
Complicated Overpasses Considered
Harmon and Valley View are a couple of important streets, with alignments that meet at right angles. And yet, these major arterials do not link up, becasue the Union Pacific Railroad runs right between them. Now the Clark County Public Works Department is looking at several solutions to the problem.
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New Durango Interchange Means Safer Streets
A new interchange being planned on the valley's west side will provide relief for drivers and safety for cyclists. News 3 Traffic Reporter Tom Hawley reports this project is related to that new city park construction on Summerlin Parkway. Thirty million dollars is being poured in for the park west of Buffalo, and now a twelve and a half million dollar interchange will get you there.
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Yucca Plant
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As the Las Vegas Valley struggles with ideas to cope with the current draught, one stretch of highway recently opened, demonstrates how to have an attractive landscape without using a single drop of irrigation.
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Traffic Turkeys '03
Annoying Cone Zones
It happens to all of us. You're puttering along in a huge backup of traffic, wondering what the problem is. Then when you get to the actual lane restriction, you see a row of orange cones for no apparent reason!!!
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Streets and Highways
That Dam Bypass!
Since 1936, the main link between Arizona and Las Vegas has been U.S. 93 at Hoover Dam. But this two-lane crossing which is approached by hairpin curves on steep canyon walls is no longer equal to the task.
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Flamingo & County Road 215
Southwest Las Vegas Gets New Beltway Interchange
What's the difference between "at-grade" and "grade-separated"? That's about to be illustrated on the Beltway at Flamingo, as a new interchange opens to through traffic.
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The ABCs of Traffic
A is for Antelope, B is for Buffalo....
Do you know the order of the major streets in the west valley? Perhaps knowing your ABCs will help. Once in a while, there is a method to the madness of street naming.
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July 24, 2001
Linking Disjointed Streets...and Walkways in Your Future
More pedestrian walkways above the Strip? A pair of disjointed streets being linked at Las Vegas Boulevard? These might seem like separate stories, but please join us as we make the stretch to tie them together.
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Dynamic Message Signs
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs...
You've seen those new signs above the freeways. You've scratched your head and pondered the possibilities. So let's discuss. Now.
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Old U.P.R.R. Trainyard To Be Developed
Downtown Development Means New Traffic Solutions Needed
The County Government Building opened in 1997, and the Regional Flood Control District/Regional Transportation Commission Building in 1999. Other than that, all this land has been vacant since the railyards were cleaned up in the mid-80s. But that's about to change, and that means more traffic.
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Is it possible?
Trying to Make the Freeways Less Confusing
Your friend said to take I-515, but you thought it was on U.S.95. Can it be both? Sure, if the highways are piggybacking on one another. We'll try to sort out the mess.
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Will Desert Inn Road Be Renamed?
Now that the Desert Inn is being torn down, the question is, will Desert Inn road keep its name? Tom Hawley answers that question.
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