Roadwork to close sections of East Washington Avenue

      East Washington Avenue is closed to traffic from Eastern Avenue to Sagman Street for continued work on the Washington Avenue improvement project.
      While work is under way, Owens Avenue and Bonanza Road are suggested as alternate routes for through east-west travel.
      The $4 million Washington Avenue improvement project is part of a plan to help alleviate flooding in the area. The project includes improvements to Washington from Nellis to Las Vegas boulevards. Work began in October and is slated for completion this fall.
      Ten major road projects are listed on the accompanying map.
      The following road projects are listed by area:
     South valley
      --Harmon Avenue from Industrial Road to Polaris Avenue: sewer line installation.
      --Las Vegas Boulevard from Flamingo Road to Harmon Avenue: lane restrictions during road work.
      --Las Vegas Boulevard from Oakey Boulevard to Sahara Avenue: reduced to two lanes in each direction for road improvements.
      --Las Vegas Boulevard from Warm Springs Road to Serene Avenue: road widening and storm drain installation.
      --Sunset Road from Pecos Road to Eastern Avenue: water line improvements.
      --Tropicana Avenue from Koval Lane to Wilbur Street: lane restrictions during road widening.
     North and west valley
      --Ann Road at Durango Drive: utility installation.
      --Buffalo Drive at Smoke Ranch Road: road improvements.
      --Craig Road from Durango Drive to Jensen Street: 1.5-mile extension of paved roadway.
      --Duneville Street from Pioneer Way to Cherokee Avenue: water line replacement.
      --Durango Drive at Alexander Road: road improvements.
      --Evans Avenue from Simmons Street to Clayton Street: water line installation.
      --Gowan Road from Simmons Street to Fort Apache Road: occasional lane restrictions during water line installation.
      --Hacienda Avenue from Buffalo Drive to Durango Drive: water line installation.
      --Interstate 15 from the U.S. Highway 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue: lane restrictions during expansion of the I-15--U.S. 95 interchange.
      --Jones Boulevard at Deer Springs Way: utility installation.
      --Jones Boulevard from Lone Mountain Road to Grand Central Parkway: water line installation.
      --Lake Mead Boulevard from Las Vegas Boulevard to Civic Center Drive: street widening.
      --Lake Sahara Drive at Sahara Avenue: utility installation.
      --Martin Luther King Boulevard at Owens Avenue: utility installation.
      --Oakey Boulevard from Rainbow Boulevard to Tenaya Way: sewer line installation.
      --Rainbow Boulevard from Lake Mead Boulevard to Vegas Drive: utility installation.
      --Rancho Drive from Oakey Boulevard to Charleston Boulevard: water line installation.
      --Red Rock Street from Spring Mountain Road to Cherokee Avenue: water line improvements.
      --Simmons Street from Washington Avenue to Evans Avenue: water line installation.
      --Spring Mountain Road from Las Vegas Boulevard to Interstate 15: traffic detoured during construction of a new interchange.
      --Tenaya Way from Charleston Boulevard to Del Rey Drive: storm drain installation.
      --U.S. Highway 95 at Ann Road and Rancho Drive: construction of an Ann Road-Rancho Drive interchange.
      --Valley View Boulevard from Oakey Boulevard to Charleston Boulevard: water line installation.
      --Valley View Boulevard from Washington Avenue to U.S. Highway 95: water line installation.
      --Vegas Drive at Simmons Street: road improvements.
      --Washington Avenue from Buffalo Drive to Tenaya Way: closed for road improvements.
      --Washington Avenue from Valley View Boulevard to Simmons Street: water line installation.
      --Westwind Road from Spring Mountain Road to Pioneer Way: water line improvements.
      East valley
      --Paradise Road from Sahara Avenue to Naples Drive: nighttime delays during repaving project.
      Downtown and Strip
      --Fourth Street from Las Vegas Boulevard to Charleston Boulevard: closed for work on the downtown improvement project.
      --Mesquite Avenue from Eighth Street to Ninth Street: water line installation.