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The total cost is $305 million.
In 2020, NDOT received a $50 million grant for the Tropicana Interchange project from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The project will be further funded by additional federal dollars as well as state funds.
The height of the Tropicana bridge, built in the 1960s, no longer meets the federal height requirements for commercial vehicles. As a part of this project, the bridge height will be raised. The bridge also needs to be lengthened to accommodate future widening of I-15. The new bridge will also increase capacity of the Tropicana interchange, reconfigure the northbound collector-distributor road’s entrance to I-15 and address the need for HOV access to I-15 separate from Tropicana Avenue.
No. Due to the location of the project, in a densely developed area with a small footprint, there is not enough space to construct additional flyovers.
The project is scheduled to be completed in late 2025.
The removal of the traffic signal at Tropicana and Dean Martin Drive will significantly improve traffic flow along the corridor. Dean Martin Drive will be reconfigured to run underneath Tropicana Avenue, again enhancing traffic flow. An HOV half-interchange on the south side of Harmon Avenue will offer more options for motorists leaving the resort corridor and nearby venues. Additional improvements that will address congestion include expanding Tropicana Avenue from three lanes to four in each direction between Las Vegas Boulevard and Polaris Avenue, increasing the left-turning lanes from Tropicana Avenue to southbound I-15 from two lanes to three, expanding the collector-distributor entrance to northbound I-15 from one lane to two and increasing capacity on the slip ramp to Arena Drive by adding a new lane.
In November 2021, the NDOT Board of Directors awarded the Tropicana Interchange contract to Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
The interchange opened in 1966. In the mid-1990s, NDOT widened the bridge to three lanes in each direction.
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