Could you please check out Lamb Blvd, between Boulder Hwy and Charleston? It’s in total disrepair! My car rattles and shakes, as do my wife’s nerves. Don’t drink coffee!
But do tighten your seat belt. You might have to get your shocks redone afterwards. Why is this section of road so neglected? Will this ever be repaved or repaired.
Joe

Good news Joe. Lamb Blvd. from Boulder Hwy to Charleston is on Clark County’s stimulus project list.
Having experienced some of the drama you, and your wife, dealt with on this stretch of Lamb Blvd, County identified the roadway for pavement rehab.
However, as is often the case in this economy, they didn’t not have the funds to rebuild Lamb. Fortunately the Recovery and Reinvestment money will go towards getting this stretch done.
Lamb Blvd is included in the 6.1 million dollar construction package #2.
The timeline estimate is this will up for a construction bid in March, work will start in the summer, and finish in late autumn.
Brian

The roundabouts on Buffalo Dr. at Wigwam and Pebble are dangerous. The bulbs are out on the light poles, and there’s not enough forewarning.
They need to replace the lights, signs should be posted earlier, and red warning lights would help. Drivers use these roundabouts as a race track! I think they should be removed.
Anonymous

In 2007, County required Mountain’s Edge to install the roundabouts as a condition of zoning for their development.
Clark County directed that advance warning signs, and chevron warning signs, (the ones with the arrow), be installed on the actual islands.
As far as your concern, County told me they will do a field check on the solar-powered light fixtures- to make sure they are working, and also review the warning signs to determine if anything needs to be replaced.
This construction is in the Mountain’s Edge area, south of Blue Diamond and west of Rainbow. Work there started in 2003, and the entirety of the project is expected to take a decade.
Brian

I was driving north on Maryland Parkway, veered into the left turn lane to head west on Katie Ave, and ran smack into construction cones. I had to turn back into traffic.
I noticed two cars behind me made the same mistake. How bout some clear signs to help us navigate construction areas?
Drew

This construction on Maryland Parkway near the Boulevard Mall is for a some sewer pipeline work.
Between Desert Inn and Rochelle, the impacted area, you’ll find active work crews going 24 hours a day, lane closures northbound and southbound, and big pipelines running along the middle of Maryland Parkway.
As far as the left turn lane, where you got temporarily stuck Drew, traffic officials found the signage there does, clearly designate, the left turn lane. If you still don’t agree, give the project hotline a buzz 853-1333.
Sewer service will not be interrupted, and they are taking noise and odor control measures. This construction will be complete Feb 26.
Brian

What drives me crazy is when you turn left from Serene Ave onto Eastern Ave. The yellow, or amber, light is very short! If the light turns yellow just as your back tires cross the stop line, the light then turns red after only 2 seconds.
The danger is you’re still in the intersection, and then you’re turning across 4 lanes of Eastern coming from Serene.
Linda

County visited the location a few times in December , at various times of the day, with a stopwatch to verify how long it takes to get your car through the intersection. That’s called clearance time.
This intersection’s eastbound Serene to northbound Eastern was timed at 3 seconds for yellow, with another 2.7 seconds on red. That’s almost 6 seconds of clearance time.
Because time amount of time is deemed adequate, no changes will be made to these traffic signals. It may have felt like 2 seconds, but yellow signal lights were timed at 3.0 to 4.7 seconds.
Other reasons, Linda, that might explain this short signal: This intersection is close proximity to 215’s on and off ramps, and heavy pedestrian traffic.
Brian

I recently heard you boast that work is done with the I-15 Design Build Project. OK, the cones are gone. But, I travel (NB) to work from US 95 onto I-15 heading towards the Speedway. It’s bumpy…and there’s one spot near Washington where my truck jumps to the side, nearly causing me to lose control, and lanes appear, disappear, reappear, then shift. How can they call that done? Shaking my head,
Justin

Here’s the latest, Justin- all significant traffic movements are done. All lanes are completed and open. And my exact words in my boasting moment, where that all major construction was complete.
As far as that bumpy spot near Washington, this spring NDOT will do the final paving from the Spaghetti Bowl to Craig Road.
They have to have to wait for warmer spring temperatures to do the open grade paving, and permanent striping, which is done in the overnight hours.
This 242 million dollar project should help Justin and the other 170,000 drivers that travel this 5.5 mile stretch daily, enjoy a faster commute. The main reason: 10 lanes, instead of 6.
Don’t forget, now we work starting on I-15 Design Build South between Tropicana and Silverado Ranch.
Brian

Racel St. between Durango and Buffalo is a mess! It’s plagued by uneven pavement, chunks of missing asphalt, and with the recent rain, the movie, “A River Runs Through It” comes to mind. In the park natural channels turn into a river when it rains with water and mud all over the roadway. Any plans to fix the flooding problems in this area from the park?
Robin

A project at Floyd Lamb Park is in the bidding phase, robin. This project includes construction of a 100-year storm drain facility, and much needed, flood control improvements.
In addition, two enhancement areas will be constructed within Floyd Lamb Park which will serve as detention basins. They detain water for a period of time, and then it’s released in timed intervals, to avoid flooding.
These improvements will help some of that flooding that occurs during heavy rainfall. Construction begins in April 2010 with an 18 month construction schedule.
Brian

Regarding a minor car accident, why don’t they move the cars off the freeway onto the shoulder, and free up the travel lanes? What are we required to do as approaching drivers? I do understand if it is an injury or fatal accident, they have to help the injured and investigate. It just seems that that they take more time than needed to clear minor incidents.
Stephen

With minor, injury-free accidents, NHP said that motorists are required, by law, to move their vehicles out of the travel lanes.
If you’re approaching a vehicle that is making use of it’s hazards, because of an minor accident: decrease vehicle speed, be prepared to stop; and if possible, drive in a lane that is not adjacent to the lane in which the vehicle is stopped.
Two of the top causes of accidents: Bad weather and distracted driving can be addressed in your commute- today. If you’re chatting on the cell, it’ll take you 4 times as long to brake. If you’re texting, 8 times as long to brake.
And the safest move you can make on these wet, slip n’ slide roads is to, simply, slow down.
Again with those minor accidents- you can’t camp out in the freeway. It’s against the law. If there are no injuries, are you car is able to be moved, you are responsible for moving you car off to the shoulder.
Brian

On Pecos, in between Warm Springs and Windmill, there is a school zone which is completely ignored. The speed limit drops from 45 to 25 for about a block, and every day I get honked at when I slow down for this school zone. I’ve never seen a school zone speed limit so blatantly disregarded. Can you help?
D’Anna

This might help D’Anna. A flashing beacon system is planned for this location. That should slow down the people speeding through the school zone, and honking at you.
But, because of budget constraints, the construction of the flasher system has been delayed.
Until the flasher system is installed, drivers should, of course, obey the signs. We’ve let the police know of your concerns about this area.
Other options: City of Henderson does not employ “When Children Are Present” signs. I’m told this is due to concerns about driver understanding and compliance.
As far as putting school zone times on the signs, this is considered difficult to read at 45 mph so that’s not going to happen.
So D’Anna it comes down to the flashing beacon system- it is delayed, but the good news is it will happen…..
Brian

Going to either Town Square, Fry’s, or Mandalay Bay, there is only one left turn lane! Traffic backs up incredibly fast and one can sit there for 20 minutes waiting to turn left onto Las Vegas Blvd. I have seen traffic back up all the way onto the 215!
What are they thinking? Are there plans to make it a double left turn with a longer green light?
This really deters one from heading there.
Lisa

The last thing business owners at Town Square want to hear is that people are avoiding shopping because of a turn light.
Good news, for them, and for you Lisa.
A project design to improve this area of Las Vegas Blvd. is complete. Work should be launched by mid 2010.
You’ll like this Lisa: the work will include putting in dual left turn lanes. The outer lane will be a shared left /through lane. This should keep you and other drivers from getting stuck for 20 minutes waiting to turn onto Las Vegas blvd.
The Las Vegas Blvd project will also widen the roadway to six-lanes from Silverado Ranch Blvd north to Sunset Rd, and there’ll be a new signal at Serene Ave.
Brian

Take a ride down Eastern between Russell and Hacienda. Hold a soda or coffee in your hand and drive down the center lane. You will see traffic part like the Red Sea. The experienced stay to the left or the right, the newbies try to fly down the center lane. It’s as good as an E ticket at Disney. Caution: You should wear a mouth guard.
Mark

I did take your driving challenge, and am glad my coffee was cold, because it did spill a bit.
I don’t know if Clark County has taken your driving challenge mark, but they did study this stretch of Eastern in Spring, 2008.
You might not have given this road a passing grade; but County found that it was not as bad as other roadway sections in Clark County. Therefore, it did not make this year’s work list.
We can all agree that there are miles upon miles of roads that need repaving. But, because of a limited budget for pavement and rehab projects each year, only a portion of roadway get repaired.
There actually might not have been any paving this past year with the economic impact on county budgets, but, the American Recovery and Reinvestment act gave Clark County 16 million dollars which they’re using to rehab and repair the worst of the worst.
This stretch bad of Eastern between Russell and Hacienda is bad- just not bad enough.
Brian