Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 | 2 a.m.
Hi Mr. Sun,
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Why is the road to Sloan Canyon not paved? People should be able to go see its natural beauty.
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A visit to Sloan Canyon — the national conservation area south of Las Vegas — requires navigating a confusing series of dirt roads and power line maintenance routes. (“At power pole number 12084, travel 0.25 miles further and watch for a two-track road at the right,” the Bureau of Land Management tells would-be visitors on its Web site.)
The BLM has plans for a paved route to the canyon and its archeological treasure trove of more than 1,000 rock art works. The route would connect to the southern end of Henderson, at Democracy Drive.
The problem is Henderson hasn’t finished Democracy Drive and the feds say they won’t move forward with their route until there’s a finished road to tie into.
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