Vice President JD Vance’s Vegas visit to affect traffic

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Las Vegas this week was expected to create travel issues around Southern Nevada.

Vance was scheduled to land in Las Vegas on Tuesday where he was a guest speaker at a MAGA Inc. fundraiser at an undisclosed location, according to The Washington Post.

Vance was to remain in Las Vegas until Wednesday, where he was to be a featured speaker at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference being held at The Venetian.

A temporary flight restriction for VIP movement was in place over Southern Nevada from 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, until 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.

Despite the temporary flight restriction, flight impacts related to Vance’s visit at Harry Reid International Airport were not expected, according to airport spokesman Luke Nimmo.

Temporary traffic issues were expected anywhere near Vance’s motorcade, including near Reid Airport and The Venetian. Typical presidential and vice-presidential visits can see temporary shutdowns of portions of the Airport Connector Tunnel, the 215 Beltway, Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Boulevard, as the motorcade travels around Las Vegas.

Other surface roads near the airport and The Venetian such as Tropicana Avenue, Spring Mountain Road/Sands Avenue are also routinely affected during presidential visits.

“The vice president’s stay in Las Vegas will cause temporary delays at various times on roads in the Strip corridor area until his departure Wednesday morning,” the Metropolitan Police Department said in an email. “Please plan accordingly when traveling to and around the Strip.”

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