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4:35 p.m.
Roads beginning to close near Strip
Crews will soon begin closing roads in and around the Strip ahead of tonight’s New Year’s Eve festivities.
The Nevada Department of Transportation will start closing off Interstate 15 off-ramps to Las Vegas Boulevard at 5:30 p.m., including at Tropicana and Harmon avenues and Flamingo Road.
Surface streets leading to the Strip where it will closed to vehicle traffic will also be shut to traffic at 5:30 p.m. including Tropicana between I-15 and Las Vegas Boulevard, Flamingo between Valley View and Las Vegas boulevards and Hotel Rio Drive at Dean Martin Drive.
Clark County crews will begin shutting down the Strip at 6:30 p.m., with the boulevard set to be completely closed to vehicle traffic between 8 p.m. Wednesday, to 2 a.m. Thursday, between Reno Avenue and Spring Mountain Road.
Those looking to get around the Strip on New Year’s Eve while it’s shut down can do so via the Las Vegas Monorail. The monorail is running nonstop until 2 a.m. Thursday. The cost of a single ride is $1 for locals and $6 for visitors.
The Regional Transportation Commission is also offering free bus rides across the Las Vegas Valley from 6 p.m. Wednesday, through 9 a.m. Thursday.
— Mick Akers
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