LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Four pedestrian bridges along the Strip will be closed at night in the coming weeks as preparations continue for this year’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Race organizers said the closures involve installation of enclosures to the bridges. The four bridges and details on closure times:
- The Cromwell to Caesars Palace: closed 9:00 p.m. to 9 a.m. on Nov. 3–6.
- Wynn Las Vegas to The Venetian/Palazzo (across Sands Avenue): closed 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. Nov. 3-6
- The Venetian/Palazzo to Treasure Island: closed from midnight to 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 7-11.
- Planet Hollywood to Cosmopolitan: closed from midnight to 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 7-11.
The pedestrian bridges will be closed overnight and will be open outside of these hours, officials said.
Lane reductions are scheduled from midnight to 9 a.m. on Las Vegas Boulevard between Spring Mountain Road and Harmon Avenue as track lighting installation continues. One travel lane in each direction will always be open. Officials said there will be some work that will involve left turn lanes during daytime hours.
Bellagio Fountain Club construction continues through Nov. 20, with two southbound lane closures on Las Vegas Boulevard from Flamingo Road to Bellagio Drive. The Bellagio driveway will remain open throughout the construction, with some lane shifts expected. The sidewalk between Flamingo and Bellagio Drive will remain closed to pedestrians.
Other areas where work on the track will impact traffic:
- SANDS AVENUE: Nightly lane reductions for track barrier installation from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Oct. 27–Nov. 1. One travel lane in each direction will remain open during the overnight closures. During the daytime, through lanes will be restricted to two lanes in each direction, the MSG Sphere driveways will be closed, the intersection of Koval Lane and Sands Avenue, will have restricted movements and signal modifications will occur at various intersections on Sands Avenue. Nightly lane reductions will be from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Nov. 3–15, for the installation of barriers. One travel lane in each direction will always be open during the overnight closures.
- KOVAL LANE: Closed at the intersection of Koval Lane and Flamingo Road from 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 6 to 6:00 a.m. on Nov. 7 to build a pedestrian bridge on the north side of Flamingo Road. Access into Jay’s Market/Shell Gas Station is available on Flamingo Road.
- VARIOUS LOCATIONS: Nightly single-lane closures continue at various locations for track lighting testing and commissioning. Locations throughout the circuit have not been pre-designated and are subject to change. Track Barrier Opening and Quality Control are scheduled to occur the week of Nov. 4, with two lanes closed overnight in various locations around the track. There will be no impacts to the roadway during daytime.
RTC bus routes will be affected beginning as early as Monday. Three bus stops along Sands Avenue will be closed, including:
- Stop 2572 – westbound Spring Mountain Ave. after Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 30
- Stop 2504 – eastbound Sands Ave. after Koval Lane will be closed from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30 to Friday, Nov. 1
- Stop 2505 – westbound Sands Ave. after Koval Lane will be closed until further notice
Seven bus stops along Koval Lane will be closed until further notice, including:
- Stop 1253 – northbound Koval Lane after Rochelle Avenue
- Stop 1248 – northbound Koval Lane after Flamingo Road
- Stop 1259 – northbound Koval Lane after Westchester Drive
- Stop 1260 – southbound Koval Lane after Krueger Drive
- Stop 1261 – southbound Koval Lane after Winnick Avenue
- Stop 1249 – southbound Koval Lane after Flamingo Road
- Stop 1247 – southbound Koval Lane before Rochelle Avenue
For specific details about bus stop closures, visit rtcsnv.com/alertsanddetours or call 702-228-7433 *4.
Residents are encouraged to use the interactive website in English or Spanish at transportation.f1lasvegasgp.com. Circuit preparations are also integrated into the Waze app. Also, text updates, in English or Spanish are sent every Sunday and Wednesday. Residents are encouraged to opt-in by texting “F1LV” to “31996”.
