LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — More than three years into the I-15/Tropicana project, substantial completion is coming, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).
Before the project started, if you were heading southbound on Interstate 15 and getting off on Tropicana Avenue, you might remember a flyover ramp that went to Las Vegas Boulevard. It’s been closed for about two years, but it’s set to reopen on March 14.
“A lot of the major impacts that folks are seeing on Tropicana Avenue and the I-15 will be lifted by the spring,” Kelsey McFarland, NDOT Public Information Officer, said.
The relief should come from the full opening of the interchange, with the diverging diamond going away and the completion of another Rat Pack Road — Joey Bishop Drive.
“Joey Bishop Drive is really going to help alleviate some of the traffic is going to and from places like Allegiant Stadium,” McFarland said. “It’s just another option for commuters instead of Dean Martin, and then it also serves as a detour as the Dean Martin and Tropicana intersection is under construction.”…