Las Vegas’ New Year’s Eve Road Closures
Let’s get ready to party! Officials expect over 400,000 visitors to converge on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown’s Fremont Street Experience to ring in 2023, and you can expect road closures in advance of the giant parties.
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department will have extra personnel on duty to handle road closures and to make sure visitors can celebrate safely. They have teamed up once again this year with the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada State Police to begin road closures around the “Resort Corridor” and Downtown late Saturday afternoon to prepare for the masses to celebrate on The Strip and Fremont Street Experience. Here is the information about road closures from an article written by Caroline Bleakley on 8NewsNow.com:
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022, Nevada State Police and NDOT will begin closing the off ramps from I-15 at Flamingo in both directions.
At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, they will begin shutting down vehicular traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard by closing roads and driveways into the resort properties between Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road.
At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed to all vehicular traffic between Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road.
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2023, officials will begin opening all roads to resort properties. Street sweeping operations on Las Vegas Boulevard will begin around 3 a.m.
At 5 a.m. on Sunday, Las Vegas Boulevard should be open to all vehicular traffic.
According to an article from November 30, 2022 written by Martha Cruz on News3LV.com, road closures in Downtown Las Vegas will begin on Friday, December 30, 2022 on “Bridger Avenue from Third Street to Casino Center Boulevard and Third from Bridger to Carson Avenues.” These closures will not reopen until 6 p.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
In addition, on Saturday, December 31, 2022, further road closures Downtown include “Casino Center Boulevard from Carson to Ogden Avenues; Fourth Street from Carson to Ogden Avenues.” These closures should be reopened by 6 a.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Stay safe out there!
New Year's Eve Las Vegas Style: Where To Go And Party
New Year’s Eve Las Vegas style is the epitome of glitz, glamour and glorious extravagance.
Like the East Coast’s legendary “Ball Drop” in New York City’s Time Square, Las Vegas has its own iconic NYE celebrations that attract people from across the globe.
From the plethora of special shows, concerts and performances happening throughout New Years Eve and the days leading up to it, it’s a complete party in Las Vegas when it comes to celebrating the start of a new life chapter.
The Strip hosts an iconic fireworks show, and the main theme for this year’s celebration seems to be “Let’s Go Big,” according KTLA.
People who are visiting The Strip for this show should expect a beautiful explosion of dazzling fireworks when the clock strikes midnight.
The fireworks will be launched from multiple famous Strip properties. According to KTLA, officials will launch fireworks from eight major casinos along Las Vegas Boulevard. The properties include MGM Grand, Aria Resort and Casino, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Casino and Resort, Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, Resorts World Las Vegas and The STRAT!
Downtown Las Vegas will also have a great night of festivities and great performances from bands like Sugar Ray, All-4-One, The Wailers, DJ Skribble, and more. Tickets for this even cost $50.
If you’re not a Vegas local or you’ve never been to The Strip during major events then here are some tips to help you navigate NYE in Vegas correctly. If you haven’t booked your hotel yet then you need to do that as soon as possible. Rooms are filled quick, especially budget-friendly rooms that aren’t horrendous. Click here for some tips to score a last-minute hotel room in Las Vegas.
Plan ahead because traffic on The Strip will be congested. Las Vegas Boulevard will most likely be packed with cars and pedestrians.
Whether you’re a local or tourist, we hope that your New Years Eve is safe, filled with great memories and perfectly Las Vegas. Scroll down below for some New Year’s Eve Las Vegas events.
Larry Martino has been the afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ since 2007. He is also Music Director and Assistant Program Director. He’s been a professional radio broadcaster since 1980, serving as on-air talent, Program Director, and Music Director during his career. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Larry specializes in writing articles about music, recording artists, movies, food/restaurants, and hockey.
