{"id":181714,"date":"2021-08-02T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=181714"},"modified":"2021-08-02T15:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:29:28","slug":"nevada-officials-want-wider-i-15-connecting-southern-california-to-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-officials-want-wider-i-15-connecting-southern-california-to-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Officials Want Wider I-15 Connecting Southern California to Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Southern Nevada officials are calling for a wider Interstate 15 linking Southern California to Las Vegas and its tourism-dependent casinos.<\/p>\n

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Traffic congestion clogs the I-15 southbound lanes heading toward California from Las Vegas. Nevada officials want the interstate widened in California. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom told the Las Vegas Sun<\/i> he is skeptical of the impact a proposed high-speed train might have in connecting Las Vegas to Southern California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Segerblom said he prefers widening I-15, the main route for a fifth of the Las Vegas Valley\u2019s tourists every year. Traffic congestion going back to Southern California on Sundays can at least double a four-hour return drive, creating frustrations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no better investment than to add one or two lanes more to I-15,\u201d Segerblom said. \u201cIf we\u2019re going to build the railroad, why not add the lanes at the same time?\u201d<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman also wants I-15 to be widened. On July 28, she tweeted that 77 percent of Nevada\u2019s freight is carried on trucks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis makes the widening of the I-15 critically important to keep freight moving seamlessly across the country,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n

From Las Vegas to the California border, I-15 has six lanes, three on the southbound side toward Los Angeles and three going north to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Goodman called for I-15 to be widened from four to six lanes from the Nevada border town of Primm to Barstow, Calif. This would help with the \u201cefficient movement of goods and people,\u201d she tweeted. The tweet included a map showing the proposed 114-mile project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Segerblom said traffic frustrations are a cause for concern. Motorists stuck in \u201cback-to-back traffic\u201d will have a memory of Las Vegas that won\u2019t be positive, he told the Las Vegas Sun.<\/i><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not healthy to have that kind of backed-up traffic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Traffic issues are having an impact on tourism. The annual number of Las Vegas visits from Southern Californians is down from 2.4 times to 1.7, in part because of the traffic, tourism officials said.<\/p>\n

California Priorities<\/h2>\n

Any effort to widen the highway in the Golden State would require funding from the California Department of Transportation,\u00a0 <\/span>known as Caltrans, officials told the newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem lies in California, where traffic is choked down to two lanes in each direction after crossing the state line, resulting in backups,\u201d said Tony Illia, the Nevada Department of Transportation spokesman. \u201cAlthough we continue to have an encouraging ongoing dialogue with Caltrans, their transportation spending priorities don\u2019t necessarily align with those of Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Train Construction Delayed<\/h2>\n

The Brightline West high-speed train would connect Las Vegas to Apple Valley, Calif., about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. That station in San Bernardino County ultimately would be linked to downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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The train would travel along I-15 at 200 mph, making it the fastest train in the US. Construction was set to begin this summer, but has been delayed until at least 2022<\/a>. Construction is expected to last three years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In recent weeks, Brightline purchased a 110-acre lot west of the Las Vegas Strip<\/a> for a train station. Brightline Holdings CEO Michael Reininger said the land acquisition is evidence of the company’s commitment to the train project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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