Henderson planning ahead for future road development

Henderson is planning ahead.

By 2032 all the land in Henderson is expected to be used and developed, but before it gets to that point the city wants to make sure that its residents have a way to get to these areas.

To do that the city has commissioned a traffic study by the Nevada Department of Transportation to take into account the complete build-out of Henderson so that the city's roads and thoroughfares will be in place when the city finishes growing.

"As the city of Henderson approaches its complete build-out level they want to know what deficiencies their street and freeway network has," NDOT spokesman Scott Rawlins said. "We also want to get some comment from the public on the data that we've collected, and we hope to use that feedback in our final report to the city."

Thursday night, the NDOT held an open forum at the Silver Springs Recreation Center at 1951 Silver Springs Parkway in Henderson, to give residents an opportunity to view the study's findings.

The study focused on the part of Henderson bounded by Lake Mead Drive on the south, Russell Road on the north, Interstate 515 on the east and Stephanie Street on the west.

The study points out four major trouble points that will have to be overhauled or built to specifications to appease future growth.

The NDOT may not have received as much input as it would have liked as a low turnout put a crimp in the three-hour open forum.

Rawlins felt that those who did show up walked away with a good idea of what the future will hold for Henderson roadways.

"A lot of the people just want to know what the study is about and where the problems are going to be in 20 years," Rawlins said. "They got the bottom line on where they will be tonight."

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