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Final paving along Sahara Avenue is underway and will take place over the next three weeks, as weather permits. Because weather and temperatures impact paving conditions, it is necessary to move the remaining project paving activities from overnight work to daytime hours between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Daytime paving will have temporary traffic impacts and there may be significant delays.
New traffic signal upgrades will take place during the overnight hours at specific intersections. Traffic lights will be off from 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police will be directing traffic. See the interactive project map for location details.
While some bus stops have been moved during construction, 22 temporary benches have been placed along the corridor to accommodate riders. These benches are being replaced as the permanent transit stations are installed over the next few months.
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About the Project
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is constructing the Sahara Express Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which will consist of a 12-mile corridor that will extend from Hualapai Way to Boulder Highway. Sahara Avenue is a radial corridor located near the center of the developed metropolitan area that serves the heaviest employment centers in the Las Vegas Valley along with extensive areas of existing and planned commercial and residential development. The implementation of this project will further bolster the RTC’s efforts to implement a comprehensive bus rapid transit (BRT) network by connecting directly to two other BRT routes, the Las Vegas Monorail and the Deuce premium double-deck bus service on the Las Vegas Strip.
Features & Benefits
- Solar-powered transit stations
- Raised station platforms at bus entry level
- Passenger shelters with upgraded lighting and shading, promienent station markers and ticket vending machines
- New curb, gutter, sidewalk and landscape improvements in certain areas
- improved efficiency, reliability and and quality of transit service
- Conversion of existing breakdown lanes to bus only lanes
- Increased use of off-board fare collection
- Expanded Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure
- Extension of premium transit service on the Sahara transit route to outlying areas
- Minimal increase to operating cost
Start Date: February 7, 2011
Estimated Project Completion: February, 2012
Construction Notifications Construction Photo Galleries
- Boulder Hwy to Las Vegas Blvd.
- Las Vegas Blvd. to Rancho Dr.
- Rancho Dr. to Decatur Blvd.
- Decatur Blvd. to Rainbow Blvd.
- Rainbow Blvd. to Durango Dr.
- Durango Dr. Hualapai Way
- Boulder Hwy to Las Vegas Blvd.
- Las Vegas Blvd. to Rancho Dr.
- Rancho Dr. to Decatur Blvd.
- Decatur Blvd. to Rainbow Blvd.
- Rainbow Blvd. to Durango Dr.
- Durango Dr. Hualapai Way
| Traffic Alerts Bus Stop Closures |
Public Meeting Materials Sahara Avenue Corridor Study |
Funding Letters of Support |
Ernesto Rivera, Construction Project Manager, Aggregate Industries
702-496-4519
ernesto.rivera@aggregate-us.com
RTC, Communications & Marketing Dept.
702-676-1606
dennisj@rtcsnv.com
