EDC to bring heavy traffic to Las Vegas this weekend | Traffic
Traffic congestion is predicted round Southern Nevada later this week as greater than 500,000 revelers descend on the area to attend the Electric Daisy Carnival this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
To higher handle the inflow of drivers, the Nevada Department of Transportation will implement intermittent traffic restrictions and patterns round Interstate 15.
NDOT recommends drivers plan their routes forward and to permit for additional journey time due to the EDC crowds every day of the occasion, scheduled to happen Friday via Sunday.
EDC-related traffic implications are as follows:
Between 9 pm Tuesday and 5:30 am Wednesday
Crews shall be finishing up non permanent shoulder restriping on I-15 northbound between the Tropical Parkway and Speedway Boulevard off-ramps.
Temporary shoulder restriping can also be deliberate for southbound Las Vegas Boulevard between Sloan Lane and Hollywood Boulevard.
Drivers ought to use warning due to altered traffic patterns related to EDC operations.
Between 5 and 11:30 pm Wednesday
The I-15 southbound off-ramp to Sahara Avenue eastbound shall be closed, as will the Sahara south bridge close to Las Vegas Boulevard for the EDC World Parade.
The parade is scheduled to start at 6 pm Friday, beginning on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds continuing across the North Strip, passing Circus Circus, Resorts World, Fontainebleau and Sahara Las Vegas. The free occasion is predicted to final 2 1/2 hours.
Between 1 pm Friday and 10 am Sunday
Expect altered traffic patterns on I-15 northbound close to Exit 52, Exit 54, and Exit 58 (Apex) throughout the days EDC will happen at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
There will even be traffic impacts on Las Vegas Boulevard between Nellis Boulevard and Apex and on Craig Road between Nellis and Las Vegas Boulevard.
The heaviest delays are anticipated between 2 pm and 6 am every day of EDC, in accordance to NDOT.
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