The new traffic signal at the Tenaya Way and Washington Avenue intersection will be put into flashing red operation Friday morning, Nov. 13. The signal will operate as an all way stop until further notice.

Construction of the new traffic signal is part of the $7.9 million Tenaya Way Overpass and Bonanza Trail improvement project. Work started in January and the entire project is slated for completion in early 2010.

The project includes construction of approximately one-half mile of street improvements to connect Tenaya between Washington and Westcliff Avenue. An overpass bridge structure is being built over the Summerlin Parkway, along with retaining walls, barrier rails and median islands. Streetlights, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and a pedestrian underpass are being constructed. Sanitary sewer and storm drainage improvements are also part of the project. A new traffic signal is also under construction at the Tenaya and Westcliff intersection.

In addition to the overpass, a 1,350-foot shared use pathway on the north side of the Summerlin Parkway is being constructed to connect Bill Briare Family Park to the Kellogg-Zaher Sports Complex. Known as the Bonanza Trail, this pathway will eventually connect the Summerlin trail system to downtown Las Vegas.

Funding for the project is provided by the city of Las Vegas, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, and the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands as authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.

Southwest Iron Works is the project contractor, while the city of Las Vegas Public Works Department is managing the project. The city’s Planning and Development Department developed the Bonanza Trail concept and secured federal funds for its construction.

Motorists should proceed with caution as they become familiar with the new traffic signal at the Tenaya and Washington intersection.