Southwest Las Vegas is booming right now, with new homes and businesses popping up right and left—including a brand new Costco location that opened last week.
If you live in the southwest valley, you’ve probably noticed new traffic signals popping up all over the place, which shows just how much this part of town has grown in the last few years.
WATCH | What’s the deal with the new traffic lights around the southwest valley?
New traffic signals indicate southwest Las Vegas valley’s speedy development
Clark County Public Works crews have installed more than a dozen new traffic signals since January 2024 to help keep the growing number of drivers and pedestrians in the southwest valley safe.
Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones took to social media on Friday to highlight four new traffic signals that have been activated in his district this month alone, including the long awaited signal at the intersection of Cactus and Torrey Pines, which is the main way students and staff get to and from Desert Oasis High School.
Those improvements have been noticed by neighbors like Tom McPherson…