The first phase of downtown street closures begin Wednesday in anticipation of the upcoming Life is Beautiful art and music festival.
Starting at midnight, Mesquite Avenue will close between Las Vegas Boulevard and Eighth Street, and Seventh and Sixth streets will close between Stewart Avenue and U.S. Highway 95.
This is the first of seven phases of road closures leading up to the event which takes place September 22-24.
The festival is expected to draw more than 100,000 people downtown for the weekend, taking up a total of 18 city blocks downtown. The next phase of street closures will come Friday and then Monday:
Friday 9/15
• 10th Street will close between Ogden Avenue and Fremont Street
• Eighth Street will close between Fremont Street and Carson Avenue
Monday 9/18
• Stewart Avenue will close between Las Vegas Boulevard and Eighth Street
• Ogden Avenue will close between Las Vegas Boulevard and Seventh Street
• Sixth and Seventh streets will close between Ogden and Stewart avenues
Tuesday 9/19
• 11th Street will close between Ogden and Carson avenues
Wednesday 9/20
• Fremont Street will close between Sixth and 11th streets
• Ogden Avenue will close between Seventh and 11th streets
• Seventh and Ninth streets will close between Carson and Ogden avenues
• Eighth Street will close between Fremont Street and Stewart Avenue
• 10th Street will close between Carson Avenue and Fremont Street
Thursday 9/21
• Carson Avenue will close between Seventh and 11th streets
Friday 9/22
• Fremont Street will close between 11th Street and Maryland Boulevard
• Carson Avenue will close between Sixth and 11th streets
• Bridger Avenue will close between Sixth and Eighth streets
• Sixth Street will close between Carson and Ogden avenues
• Seventh Street will close between Bridger and Carson avenues
• Maryland Boulevard will close between Carson and Ogden avenues