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A freshly erected fence with Brightline West advertising draped over it could signal that work on the long-discussed $12 billion project could soon get underway.
“It makes a bunch of sense,” LVCVA president and CEO Steve Hill said. “If you go out there now, traffic is better than it was before we built all this and that bridge is a big part of that.”
The Boring Company’s next Vegas Loop station is expected to be operational next year.
About 45,000 people drove through the California-Nevada border on Interstate 15 every day last year, but some days and months are more of a nightmare.
Flight 6013 was heading to Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday morning.
There are 69 planned stations for the Vegas Loop, including the majority of resorts along the Strip, Allegiant Stadium, UNLV and Harry Reid International Airport.
Light rain was falling across much of the valley Wednesday afternoon while the Spring Mountains may get up to 2 feet of snow during evening hours.
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop saw its 1 millionth passenger Tuesday morning.
Brightline West is tracking to begin its planned Las Vegas-to-Southern California rail operations in a little as three-and-a-half years.
The land deal is up for approval at the March 9 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting.
Brightline West entered into an agreement with several rail unions committing to the use of unionized laborers to operate and maintain the planned $10 billion Las Vegas-to-Southern California system.
Officials advise traffic at Las Vegas airport and nearby roads will be heavy through Feb. 16.