Starting at approximately 9 p.m., Friday, April 23, and continuing through 5 a.m. Monday, April 26, Alta Drive will be closed to traffic between Valley View Boulevard and Lacy Lane. Crews plan to work around-the-clock, through the weekend, to complete this phase of the $11 million Oakey Meadows Regional Storm Drainage System Improvement Project.

While the closure is in effect, Charleston Boulevard is suggested as an alternate route for east-west travel. Traffic on Valley View and Lacy should not be affected. This section of Alta Drive should reopen to one travel lane in each direction by 5 a.m. April 26.

This improvement project is designed to help alleviate flooding that can occur during heavy rainfall events. Work started in January and will take approximately 12 months to complete, as large concrete flood control boxes are installed in sections of Alta, Valley View, Fulton Place and Hinson Street.

Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc. is the contractor. The city of Las Vegas Department of Public Works is managing the project. G.C. Wallace, Inc. is the construction management consultant.

Funding is provided by the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and the city of Las Vegas.