Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – Las Vegas’ debut as the host city for a Super Bowl is a little more than two weeks away, and areas near Allegiant Stadium are going to see some serious road work in preparation for the huge crowds.
Beginning Saturday morning at 1, Tropicana will be closed over I-15 (between New York New York and Dean Martin Drive). The closure will be in place 24/7 until the morning of Thursday February 1st.
When Tropicana re-opens, there will be three lanes open in each direction over I-15. The same stretch will then close after Valentine’s Day, when crews will do another reconfiguration as the work continues on the Tropicana/I-15 interchange, otherwise known as “Dropicana”.
Friday morning, the Harmon half-interchange opened on I-15 between Tropicana and Flamingo. The half-interchange has an exit to Harmon from 15 North only, and an onramp from Harmon to 15 South only.
Not all of the interchange is done, though. Until February 1st, drivers exiting Harmon from 15 North can only go east on Harmon, while only drivers on eastbound Harmon can use the 15 South onramp. Once traffic lights go online, access to and from westbound Harmon will be available.
The Harmon half-interchange will be closed each night in the overnight hours until February 1st to get that extra work done.