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Southbound Interstate 11 lanes reopen near Hoover Dam

Interstate 11 near the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Brett Clarkson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 25, 2023 - 9:31 pm

Updated September 25, 2023 - 10:23 pm

The southbound Interstate 11 lanes were closed and then reopened Monday night near the Hoover Dam, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

The RTC posted on X that the southbound lanes had been closed just before 9 p.m. At 9:40 p.m., the RTC posted that the southbound lanes had reopened.

Contact Brett Clarkson at bclarkson@reviewjournal.com.

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