News Release

Contact: Ed Carrasco 
Phone: (702) 668-8072 
Saturday, September 15, 2012 
Field Survey Work on Lamb Boulevard and Rawhide Street 

The Clark County Water Reclamation District (District) is announcing lane restrictions as part of field survey work on Lamb Boulevard and Rawhide Street.

Dates:          

September 17, 2012 through October 5, 2012.   

Streets:       

Lamb Boulevard northbound just past Quail Avenue, the center of the roadway will be restricted.  Right northbound lane and right southbound lane will remain open.                          

Lamb Boulevard northbound from Squaw Creek Court to Rawhide Street, the center of the roadway will be restricted.  Left turn lane at Tarkin Avenue and Skywalker Avenue will be closed.  Northbound and southbound thru lanes remain open.             

Lamb Boulevard from Russell Road to Vader Avenue the southbound shoulder and one lane will be restricted.

Field survey work will be conducted during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.     

While work is taking place, drivers should take precautions, use alternate routes and allow extra time when traveling through the impacted area.  For more information and traffic updates, drivers can call the project hotline at (702) 668-8668, or visit www.thelvpipeline.com

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About the District: The Clark County Water Reclamation District was created in 1954.  It services the unincorporated portions of Clark County within the Las Vegas Valley, as well as the communities of Blue Diamond, Indian Springs, Laughlin, Moapa Valley and Searchlight.  The District collects and treats nearly 100 million gallons of wastewater each day utilizing more than 2,000 miles of pipeline and seven treatment facilities.

About Clark County: Clark County is a dynamic and innovative organization dedicated to providing top-quality service with integrity, respect and accountability.  With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark is the nation’s 14th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to more than 2 million citizens and 42 million visitors a year. Included are the nation’s 8th-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services and the state’s largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The County also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to almost 900,000 residents in the unincorporated area. Those include fire protection, roads and other public works, parks and recreation, and planning and development.