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Formula One Road Paving: Get Ready For Road Closures On Strip Next Week For Las Vegas Grand Prix

Alan Snel

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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer

Sections of Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed for road paving next week as part of the preparation of the Las Vegas Grand Prix Formula One car race in November.

The west side of Las Vegas Boulevard, or the southbound lanes, will be closed from Caesars Palace to Harmon Avenue from Tuesday 12:01AM to Friday 9AM. During this closure, all northbound and southbound traffic will be routed through single lanes on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard.

Plus, Flamingo Road eastbound will be closed at Las Vegas Boulevard Wednesday at 12:01AM to Friday at 12:01AM.

The final road paving for the 3.8-mile route is July 16 – Sept. 15.

The F1 race event is set for Nov. 16-18.

The event caters to rich race fans. There are ticket deals that cost $1 million and $5 million. There was a recent announcement about several hospitality ticket arrangements that cost in the thousands of dollars.

F1 is making progress on building the Paddock building at Koval Lane and Harmon.

The F1 paddock building under construction at Koval and Harmon

 

Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.

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