News Release

Sunday, September 16, 2012 
Restricted Lanes Along Eastern Avenue and Warm Springs Road 

The Clark County Water Reclamation District (District) is announcing lane restrictions as part of field survey work on Eastern Avenue and Warm Springs Road.

Dates:          

September 16, 2012 through October 11, 2012.   

Streets:

Eastern Avenue southbound from Warm Springs Road to Sunset Road, the center of the roadway will be restricted with closure of the left turn lanes onto westbound Sunset Road at the intersection.  The middle and outer southbound lanes will remain open.

Eastern Avenue northbound from Warm Springs Road to Sunset Road, the left turn lanes and innermost northbound lane be restricted.  The middle and outer northbound lanes will remain open.

Field survey work will be conducted during the hours of 9 p.m. to 6 a.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.