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NDOT Releases The Latest On Project Neon

Spaghetti bowl Las Vegas
By Ken Lund [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Project Neon hopes to improve traffic flow in the heart of the city.

Anyone who’s driven on I-15 in the downtown Las Vegas area knows how stressful and potentially dangerous traffic can be there.

The I-15 corridor between the Spaghetti Bowl and Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas averages four accidents each day, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation website.

NDOT’s solution? Project Neon.

Project Neon is a 20-year expansion plan that aims to reduce traffic and accidents by adding high-occupancy vehicle lanes and redirecting downtown-bound vehicles.

NDOT had a public information meeting about the latest developments on the project Wednesday.

Rick Velotta is a transportation reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.  He was at the meeting and he joined the program to catch us up on the latest.

 

Click here to view NDOT's official Project Neon website.

Rick Velotta, transportation reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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