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RTC Completes Flamingo Corridor Improvements; New Dedicated Bus Lanes, Shelters
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) marked the completion of the $46.4 million Flamingo Corridor improvement project along RTC’s busiest route at a community celebration Oct. 28 attended by FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers and two members of Congress.
More than 12,000 daily riders and 90,000 vehicles traverse the corridor, which connects to the resort corridor and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Flowers said the Flamingo Road project “will make a huge difference for the thousands of bus riders who depend on public transit with technology and design improvements that will help reduce delays and improve reliability.”
During the 17-month project, RTC implemented numerous measures to improve traffic flow and safety along the 14-mile arterial route, including dedicated bus and bike lanes, improved pedestrian crosswalks, upgraded traffic signals and intersections, more than 100 new bus shelters, locally produced metal sculptures in water-free median landscaping and sections of road repaving.
“This is an important project for not only those who live, work and play along the corridor but for everyone who travels it,” said RTC General Manager Tina Quigley. “Flamingo Road users now have enhancements in traffic flow, pedestrian safety, transit accessibility and upgraded landscaping—making travel for hundreds of thousands of people on this busy arterial easier, safer and more enjoyable.”
Clark County Commissioner and RTC Board Member Chris Giunchigliani applauded the role of community collaboration and P3s in the project.
Project funding came from a combination of federal, state and local contributions, including a $13.3 million TIGER grant and $8 million in fuel revenue indexing, through which RTC receives 10 cents per gallon of fuel to fund transportation projects.
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Celebrating RTC’s Flamingo Corridor Improvements Project, from left: Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-NV), RTC GM Tina Quigley, FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers, Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, Bally’s Hotel Operations Director Chris Snow and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV).
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