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Eastbound Summerlin Parkway, between Buffalo Drive and U.S. Highway 95, will be completely closed to traffic from 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, through 5 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. The temporary closure is necessary as bridgework for the Tenaya Way overpass over Summerlin Parkway improvement project continues.
Motorists traveling eastbound on the Summerlin Parkway to northbound U.S. 95, may want to use the Buffalo northbound exit to Lake Mead Boulevard eastbound. Motorists traveling from the Summerlin Parkway to southbound U.S. 95, may want to use the Buffalo southbound exit to eastbound Westcliff to northbound Rainbow.
Motorists are reminded that the U.S. 95 southbound ramp to westbound Summerlin Parkway is closed and will remain closed through this month.
Work on the Tenaya Way Overpass project started in January. The project includes construction of approximately one-half mile of street improvements to connect Tenaya Way from Westcliff to Washington Avenue. An overpass bridge structure is being built over the Summerlin Parkway, along with retaining walls, barrier rails and median islands. Streetlights, traffic signals, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and a pedestrian underpass will be constructed. Sanitary sewer and storm drainage improvements are also part of the project.
In addition to the overpass, a 1,350-foot shared use pathway on the north side of the Summerlin Parkway is being constructed to connect Bill Briare Family Park to the Kellogg-Zaher Sports Complex. Known as the Bonanza Trail, this pathway will eventually connect the Summerlin trail system to downtown Las Vegas.
Funding for the project is provided by the city of Las Vegas, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, and the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands as authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
Southwest Iron Works is the project contractor, while the city of Las Vegas Public Works Department is managing the project. The city’s Planning and Development Department developed the Bonanza Trail concept and secured federal funds for its construction.
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