After over eight months of construction the $6.5 million downtown gateway arches wre lit up Wednesday as the sun sets on the Las Vegas sky.
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The three-day Life Is Beautiful event will prompt road and parking lot closures and bus route changes in downtown Las Vegas.
With Project Neon wrapping up this summer after affecting traffic near downtown Las Vegas for more than two years, transportation officials already are looking toward the area’s next big undertaking.
Half of Clark County’s public buses are streaming live footage from surveillance cameras, providing a vital tool for law enforcement officers in the wake of a standoff on the Strip last year.
Several downtown streets will close for three events scheduled for this weekend, Las Vegas city officials said.
A heavily used freeway ramp will be restricted for overnight work through Sept. 28 as crews complete some bridge construction in downtown Las Vegas, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.
A $1.9 million contract was awarded to a team of transit experts who will develop a “high capacity transit plan” aimed at relieving congestion in Southern Nevada, including a light rail route that could connect McCarran International Airport, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas.