By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
Construction of the red carpet stage in the Bellagio Fountains for the NFL Draft event in two weeks — yes, a platform in the famed fountains — has begun with car traffic on the Strip limited to only two lanes in front of the Bellagio along busy Las Vegas Boulevard.
LVSportsBiz.com visited the red carpet construction scene this morning and reported these photos.
Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, whose district includes the NFL Draft event site at the Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road area, expects 300,000-600,000 NFL fans to descend on the heart of the Las Vegas Strip April 28-30.
The NFL’s “Draft Theater” will just be east of the High Roller observation wheel next to the Caesars Forum convention building on the east side of the Strip. That’s where the football players who are picked will be walk across the big stage and be introduced.
The red carpet stage in the Bellagio Fountains will be on the opposite side of the Strip, where LVSportsBiz.com saw workers putting getting the platform that will installed in the water.
After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the NFL Draft in Las Vegas in 2020, the NFL rescheduled the Draft for here April 28-30.
This is how it’s supposed to look:
Here’s how it looked this morning:
Keep in mind there are closed lanes on the Strip right in front of the Bellagio Fountains, with two open southbound lanes.
In addition, the furthest right lane of the two right turn lanes from Flamingo Road onto Las Vegas Boulevard is also closed.
The LVCVA just approved $525,000 for the Draft after greenlighting $2.4 million in public dollars for the event in 2020.
Here are the road closures and lane reductions around the NFL Draft site. Read carefully and take steps to deal with the closures.
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