Starting at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, and continuing through the next six months, all northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 95, south of Kyle Canyon Road, will be detoured off of the highway and on to the new Horse Drive exit and entry ramps to continue traveling northbound through the area. Southbound traffic on U.S. Highway 95 began detouring through Horse Drive exit and entry ramps May 25. No access to Horse Drive will be available while U.S. 95 traffic is shifted to the ramps.

This traffic flow change is required for crews to continue to build the bridge portion of the $44 million Horse Drive interchange project.

"The contractor has worked aggressively to make progress on the Horse Drive interchange," said Ward 6 Councilman Steven D. Ross, who represents this part of Las Vegas. "As a consequence, we are ready to detour traffic around the bridge construction site at least two weeks earlier than expected before. When completed, this project will greatly improve traffic flow and accessibility in the area."

The traffic shift should be non-stop, but the speed limit will be reduced to 45 miles per hour to ensure public safety as motorists travel through the Horse Drive construction zone. This speed reduction is not expected to cause any additional backup or impact to traffic, as it will coincide with a Nevada Department of Transportation road improvement project that is taking place north of Kyle Canyon, which extends approximately 30 miles north.

Work on the Horse Drive interchange project started in June 2009 and will take approximately 18 months to complete. Work remains on or ahead of schedule and on budget to construct an overpass and full interchange, frontage roads, ramps, retaining walls and a bridge, along with utility work, flood-control improvements, traffic signals and lighting.

The Horse Drive interchange is slated for completion in late December 2010. Funding is provided by the Nevada Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and the city of Las Vegas. Capriati Construction is the project contractor. The city of Las Vegas Public Works Department is managing the project.

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