TOP 10 REASONS TO COME TO LAS VEGAS

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1999

Subject Area

operations - traffic, infrastructure - bus/tram lane, land use - planning, organisation - management, place - airport, mode - mass transit, mode - pedestrian

Keywords

Transportation engineering, Transit, Traffic operations centers, Traffic management centers, Traffic control centers, Traffic calming, Terminal flight facilities, Segmental construction, Road construction, Residential streets, Public transit, Precast concrete, Precast, Posttensioning, Planning and design, People movers, Pedestrian traffic, Passenger conveyors, Overpasses, Neighborhoods, Mass transit, Local transit, Left turn lanes, Las Vegas (Nevada), Junctions (Traffic), Intersections, Highways, Highway traffic control systems, Highway construction, Highway bridges, Gantry cranes, Flyovers, Elevated highways, Cross roads, Construction, Automated people movers, Airport terminals, Access management (highways), Access control (Transportation), Access

Abstract

This article highlights 10 local transportation-engineering innovations in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Area Computer Traffic System (LVACTS) has undergone a significant transformation in preparation for 21st century traffic control. The Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard intersection is a must see for any transportation engineer or planner with its opposing triple left turns and overhead pedestrian walkways. Road and highway construction projects include the Las Vegas Beltway; the Interstate-15 (I-15) at U.S. 95 Downtown Interchange ("Spaghetti Bowl"); widening U.S. 95 between I-15 and Rainbow Boulevard; pedestrian grade-separation bridges over the Strip at several locations; arterial bridges over I-15 at the quarter-section arterials of Hacienda, Twain, and Harmon; and widening of I-15. Other points of interest worth noting include casino access planning and design, McCarran International Airport's new unit terminal, the successful Citizens Area Transit (CAT) public transit system, a gaggle of automated people movers, Las Vegas's neighborhood traffic management program, and precast segmental posttensioned bridge construction using a Norwegian custom-built gantry crane. A brief description is also provided of the Traffic Bowl, a quiz-show-style competition on transportation engineering to take place during the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) 69th annual meeting that pits teams of ITE members against each other.

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