Las Vegas
Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard Intersection
The Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection in
Las Vegas,
Nevada
(Tropicana Avenue and
Las Vegas Boulevard), the latter also known as the
Las Vegas Strip is noteworthy for several reasons. It was the
first intersection completely closed to street level pedestrian traffic
in Las Vegas and its four corners are home to four of the largest
hotels in
the world, including the largest, as of
2004, the
MGM Grand with 5,044 rooms. The four corners have a total of 12,890
hotel rooms as of 2004.
Tropicana Avenue is also the main local street into the
airport and the first major exit from I-15 to the Strip for traffic heading
north from the Los Angeles, California area. The heavy local traffic on Las
Vegas Boulevard, which is listed as a National Scenic Byway All-American Road, further adds to the number of vehicles in this area.
After much study,
Clark County, Nevada decided that the only solution to reducing accidents at
this intersection that would improve pedestrian flow and vehicular traffic flow
was to separate the vehicles and pedestrians.
Tunnels were considered, but being enclosed and underground posed extra
security risks. So a solution of uncovered walkways over the streets using
escalators and elevators for access was selected as the best solution.
An elevated pedestrian walkway was constructed across each of the streets
where the crosswalks would normally have been located. Platforms at the ends of
the walkways provide elevator and escalator access between the street and
walkway level. The final step was to barricade the sidewalks from the roads in the vicinity of the intersection.
External links
intersection traffic cam
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