Brittany edney is live from the spaghetti bowl. With the detours that start tomorrow Brittany Edney this time come tommorow night. The spaghetti bowl ramp closures begin which means headaches for valley drivers keep in mind, these closures arent short term. The ramps may reopen at the end of february at the earliest. So, heres whats being impacted. Ndot says 24 7 closures are set for i15 south and northbound ramps to us 95 northbound. 115 north and southbound ramps to mlk boulevard. And. The 95 northbound ramp to mlk. Getting around there. Drivers can take various detours. Using surface streets like charleston, lake mead and mlk. Project neon officials are advising motorists to take alternate routes. Also saying these closures are a temporary inconvience for longterm benefits. dale keller, ndot project neon manager thats the goal of project neon. Safety and mobility. And we know its going to get worse before it gets better and time in the scheme of things impacting this movement. We as
Mead boulevard. I15 north to us 95 north. Traffic will be detoured onto the mlk exit ramp. Also. 95 north to mlk. Youll have to continue on 95 north and exit rancho. Finally. I15 north and south to mlk. Youll have to exit charleston or lake mead. Sharie Johnson downtown las vegas access will not be affected. Directions. The 120 day ramp closures are needed to demolish a 22yearold two lane bridge over mlk carrying traffic from i15 north to us 95 north. The concrete bridge will be rebuilt with a h0v flyover structure. 8newsnow. paul joncich and sharie. Thats not the end, right . Two more major closures are planned in the next two years. paul joncich from roads to registration. Moped owners will have to get their scooters inpsected and registered. They say the move is more an antitheft measure since metro has reported nearly 500 stolen mopeds. Were told the registration will be a one time flat fee of 60 dollars and no insurance will be required. But Officials Say that and the fees could c
Me is mlk boulevard and thats where traffic will be flowing for the next four months to get from interstate 15 northbound to the 95 north. Crews are out now setting up to do work over the next several months moving forward with project neon. The closures took effect just about an hour ago. And detours are taking drivers through side streets. Folks wanting to get onto the 95 heading northbound from interstate 15 south they will have to get off at lake mead boulevardhead west and then go jump onto the 95 northbound. Which is going to create a lot more traffic in the area. The northbound mlk boulevard off ramp has a number of closures from now until february next year. Drivers heading northbound on the 95 will have to get off at rancho drive and turn around on us 95 to exit mlk blvd. Traffic heading northbound on the 15 will exit charleston blvd. Westbound to get to mlk boulevard. And traffic will exit at lake mead boulevard to access mlk boulevard if theyre coming from the 15 south. Ndot
Leads in a Homicide Investigation that began this morning. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at tropicana and boulder highway at about 2 am. They found a man with a gunshot wound. He later died at sunrise hospital. Police say the shooting may be gangrelated. brian loftus listen up. A multimillion dollar Improvement Project just wrapped up. And people are celebrating. Literally. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from flamingo and jones with the celebration taking place. Hey michael . Michael Stevens brian. Anytime construction wraps up. Drivers are cheering. Because it means less today. People who live, work or play along flamingo should be smiling. Its because the rtc just wrapped up a 46million dollar Improvement Project that lasted 17months. A number of local leaders took part in celebration ceremony here at west flamingo park. The rtc says not only did they upgrade traffic signals. Add more than 100 new bus shelters and bike lanes. Theyve also made the 14mile str
And cool evening temps in the 70s to 60s later. Tomorrow more sunshine back to the 80s by afternoon. But how warm will we get this week . And theres another chance of showers in the 7day. Thats all straight ahead in the extended forecast coming up morning commute if the weather gets soggy. Especially with even more longterm closures happening at the spaghetti bowl over night in what ndot is calling carnado. The next major closure for the next four months is taking this time its the interchange between 15northbound and the 95 north. Thats the big ramp over the entire spaghetti bowl. Traffic will get diverted to the mlk exit and back onto the 95 with only one lane. So ndot says drivers are going to have to be patient. Theres already a number of closures in place. The 15south to 95 north ramp is shut down. We traveled the detour having to exit lake mead boulevard. Heading down the road to mlk there is a whole lot of orange cones and slowing down going on. With the potential for rainits cr