Courtesy of NDOT
A 2,500-foot-long flyover is among the Centennial Bowl improvements scheduled to open Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 | 2 a.m.
The latest phase of the U.S. 95-215 Beltway Centennial Bowl interchange in northwest Las Vegas is set to open at 2 p.m. today.
The group of ramps and freeways in the area is the third-busiest intersection in Nevada, with more than 107,500 motorists traveling through the area daily. The addition will improve traffic, mobility and safety, while making a new corridor for the Centennial area, NDOT spokesperson Tony Illia said.
NDOT officials rehearse unfurling a 50 foot-by-20 foot U.S. flag on the Centennial Bowl interchange on Monday, July 10, 2017. The opening of the interchange is set for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, and coincides with NDOT’s centennial anniversary.
“The interchange establishes a vital social, cultural and economic link for local businesses, residents and visitors in northwest Las Vegas,” Illia said.
The $47 million project, which began in August 2015, included northbound and southbound U.S. 95 connection ramps to the east and westbound Beltway, respectively, and also it added a southbound collector distributor road.
The project included a 2,500-foot-long flyover, which stretches almost seven football fields laid end-to-end and links westbound 215 with southbound U.S. 95.
Additionally, 8,200 feet of storm drainage was added, along with new signage, lighting and landscaping.
County Commissioner and Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Chairman Larry Brown, NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon, and Assemblyman Richard Carrillo, D-Las Vegas, are among the officials expected to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
The event coincided with NDOT’s centennial anniversary and included an unveiling of an 85-pound U.S. flag, measuring 50 feet long by 20 feet wide.
The project created 607 direct, indirect and induced jobs and finished on time and within budget, according to NDOT.
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