This week I did a “What’s Driving You Crazy?!” special report on who paints the lines on county roads.  We found out that there is only a crew of FOUR people in charge of this.  Last year they painted almost 7,000 miles of roadway!  They cover all county roads from Logandale to Sandy Valley.

Here are the links to the stories:

Part One

Part Two

Many people ask, why only four people? How can that possibly be? Clark County says it obviously comes down to funding.  The Public Works Department shares a budget with METRO and UMC… so in the end… it receives the smallest piece of the pie.  Only about 2.4 percent.  

Each year, every department hands in a budget with its personnel and equipment needs.  It goes to management, then to the County’s Department of Finance.   The Department of Finance takes in all the information and makes a priority list for the county’s annual budge.  This list then goes to the Board of County Commissioners for approvel.  Many of the decisions depend on the County’s projected revenue for the upcoming year. 

So for now… the County is stuck with using only one Maintenance Supervisor and a crew of three to work with him.  They also only have one paint truck.  And one new machine that helps seal those RPM’s (Raised Pavement Markers) down to the road. 

 Here’s some information that can help you.  I know many of you see spots of concern around the valley, here are some numbers you can use to report a faded line, ghost line, an area that needs a school crosswalk, etc.

 Clark County Traffic Operations Division:  702-455-7544
( The county is in charge of county roads and the 215 Beltway west of the I-15)

North Las Vegas: 702-633-1264

Nevada Dept. of Transportation: 702-385-6504

Henderson: 702-267-3099

 City of Las Vegas: 702-229-6276

** But remember, make sure you leave your name and number if you get a message!  They want to be able to call you back and update you on the issue.  Sometimes the issue you have is not in their jurisdiction too.  So they want to call you and give you the correct number.