Area Briefing

$10,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION REGARDING MARCH 30 SHOOTING DEATH

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information regarding the killing of Amanpreet Singh Mander, who was fatally shot March 30 outside the Wells Fargo Bank near Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue.

Mander worked at a nearby convenience store and probably was the target of a robbery, police said. Two men driving a white four-door Stratus are suspected of the crime. The car was found near the crime scene. The suspects also may have used a silver Ford F-150, police said.

The Mander family raised $5,000 for the reward, a figure matched by the United Coin Machine Company, which operates slot routes in 7-Eleven stores in Southern Nevada.

Residents must be willing to be identified to law enforcement and to those coordinating the reward. They must assist law enforcement in the identification, apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the death.

To report information, call the police at 828-3521.

Counterterrorism website accepts tips on suspicious activity

Residents can visit the Southern Nevada Counterterrorism Center's website at snctc.org to report suspicious activity. The site includes informational and training videos, tips on the types of activities to be on the lookout for and a form for submitting reports.

The center said that suspicious activity includes when individuals are:

-- Conducting surveillance with cameras or binoculars or drawing diagrams, using maps or taking notes.

-- Gathering information about military or law enforcement agencies, infrastructure or large gatherings of people.

-- Conducting tests to gauge response of security and emergency personnel.

-- Acquiring funding and supplies, such as ammunition, uniforms or badges.

-- Engaging in general suspicious behavior, such as being at a location where they do not fit in or belong.

For more information, call the 24-hour hot line at 828-8386.

Cultural corridor trail improvements to cause lane closures, detours

Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.

Lane closures and pedestrian detours should be expected on Casino Center Boulevard from Stewart Avenue to Bonanza Road, on Bonanza Road from Casino Center Boulevard to Las Vegas Boulevard and on Las Vegas Boulevard from Bonanza Road to Washington Avenue, the city of Las Vegas said.

The closures and detours are expected between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the next three months. Work near intersections that requires lane closures will be done between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., the city said.

The work will include installing sidewalk ramps, banner poles, stamped concrete sidewalk panels and concrete embellishments for 12 city blocks along the urban trail that leads to several cultural institutions.

The contractor is Preferred Contracting Inc. The city Department of Public Works is managing the project. Funding for the $461,544 in improvements is provided by the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands as authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.

Bonneville Avenue now one way

Bonneville Avenue is now operating as a one-way eastbound street between First Street and Las Vegas Boulevard, the city of Las Vegas said.

The change is part of the Bonneville/Clark One-Way Couplet Project, which continues to move closer to completion downtown. The $5 million project, which began in November, will make Bonneville Avenue permanently one-way eastbound and Clark Avenue one-way westbound between First Street and Las Vegas Boulevard.

New traffic signals have been turned to red flash mode at Bonneville Avenue and Third Street and Clark Avenue and Third Street to alert motorists to use caution when entering those intersections and treat them as all-way stops.

The project is scheduled to be completed in October. The city's Department of Public Works is managing it. The funding is provided by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

New Traffic signal installed at Bonanza Road and Tonopah Drive

City of Las Vegas crews installed a traffic signal on Bonanza Road and Tonopah Drive, an intersection that sees roughly 22,000 vehicles per day, the city said.

The signal was installed to improve overall traffic operations at the Ward 5 intersection and in particular, for southbound left-turn traffic on Tonopah and crossing pedestrians.

The new signal cost $287,573 and was funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

Sewer rehabilitation project starts on Eastern Avenue at Tropicana Avenue

Drivers should expect lane restrictions through at least June 30 due to a sewer rehabilitation project on Eastern Avenue that began May 2, according to the Clark County Water Reclamation District.

Northbound Eastern Avenue traffic is being reduced to two travel lanes from north of Reno Avenue through the intersection at Tropicana Avenue.

Eastbound Tropicana Avenue traffic is being reduced to two travel lanes from west of Burnham Avenue to Topaz Street.

One left-turn lane from westbound Tropicana Avenue to southbound Eastern Avenue will be restricted, and access to driveways will be maintained.

Work on Eastern Avenue and Tropicana Avenue is set to be conducted from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Lane restrictions may be in place 24 hours a day, due to pumping operations.

While work is taking place, drivers should take precautions, use alternate routes and allow extra time when traveling through the impacted area, officials said.

For more information and traffic updates, call the project hot line at 668-8668 or visit thelvpipeline.com.