More wrong-way driver alert systems coming to Las Vegas freeway ramps

Interstate 15 near the resort corridor will experience overnight lane closures as crews work on wrong-way driver alert systems in multiple areas.

The I-15 restrictions will begin Sunday and run through Thursday and are necessary for the installation of loop-detector installation and the testing of the corridor’s wrong-way driver detection systems, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

The I-15 lane closure schedule is as followed:

■ From 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, I-15 northbound will be reduced to two lanes between Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue.

■ From 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, I-15 northbound will be reduced to two lanes between Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue

■ From 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, I-15 southbound off-ramp to Tropicana Avenue will be closed.

■ Nightly, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, I-15 southbound will be reduced to two lanes between Hacienda and Russell.

■ From 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday, the I-15 northbound off-ramp to Harmon Avenue will be closed.

■ From 9 p.m. Wednesday, to 5 a.m. Thursday, the I-15 northbound off-ramp to Tropicana will be closed.

The addition of the wrong-way driving systems on I-15 is part of a larger, gradual NDOT rollout, as it costs $300,000 to install them at each freeway ramp, department spokeswoman Kelsey McFarland said.

Wrong-way driving alert systems, which include cameras, sensors and flashing beacons to alert drivers they are going the wrong way, are already in place at I-15 north and southbound at Starr Avenue; Interstate 11 north and southbound at Durango Drive; I-11 north and southbound at Kyle Canyon Road; and I-11 north and southbound at Skye Canyon Drive. The system is also tied into the traffic command center to allow for first responders to be dispatched to the area immediately.

Wrong-way driver crashes have been an issue in Southern Nevada, with a fatal one occurring as recently as Nov. 22 on the 215 Beltway north of Tropical Parkway near the I-15 north on-ramp.

Future wrong-way driving alert systems are planned at:

■ I-11 north and southbound at Martin Luther King Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026.

■ I-11 north and southbound at Rancho Drive. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026.

■ I-11 north and southbound at Valley View Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026

■ I-11 north and southbound at Decatur Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026.

■ I-11 north and southbound at Jones Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026.

■ I-11 north and southbound at Rainbow Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in late 2026.

■ I-11 north and southbound at Lake Mead Boulevard. Construction is projected to begin in 2027.

■ The 215 Beltway westbound off-ramp to Las Vegas Boulevard. Construction is ongoing, testing to follow.

■ The 215 westbound off-ramp to Warm Springs Road heading north. Construction is ongoing, testing to follow.

■ The 215 westbound off-ramp to Windmill Lane heading north. Construction is ongoing, testing to follow.

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