F1 Race Course Build Starts In Las Vegas Wednesday Night; 112 Days Of Grand Prix Track Installment/Dismantling
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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — On Sunday at 4:02 PM, the text alert arrived signaling the start of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race course construction.
“Temp road closure on 9/3 from 11p-1a small stretch N/S on KOVAL LN at ROCHELLE AVE. Lanes will be reduced just before/after closure timeframe” was the first of a slew of alerts that will be lighting up people’s cell phones.
The two-hour race uses a 3.8-mile circuit composed of Las Vegas Boulevard, Harmon Avenue, Koval Lane and Sands Avenue.
The race course is constructed in segments as F1-hired workers will install concrete barrier, tall fencing and light mounts. Most of the installment leading up to the Nov. 20-22 race event will be done overnight in an effort to reduce disruptions and traffic that hampered the event’s inaigural race in Nov. 2023.
Clark County government also says you can sign up for race-related traffic notifications and updates by texting “F1LV” to 31996 on your phone.
The race track build begins Wednesday while the track dismantle lasts until Dec. 24. Clark County has approved all the work. As if the county had a choice.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix has a map showing the track build/dismantlement phases. F1 hired local engineering firm Kimley-Horn to create the map. As you can see, the Week 1 prep is light:
F1 in Las Vegas in Year 1 in 2023 was a brutal mess for locals and workers, with the traffic impacts and headached-filled access triggering four businesses to file lawsuits against F1 and Clark County. Only one lawsuit remains as the other three are resolved. But F1’s Year 2 in Las Vegas in 2024 was an improvement over Year 1 in regard to the traffic and distruption problems.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix has received $20 million in sponsorship money from the LVCVA for races in 2026 and 2027. F1 built a $500 million prominent pit building at Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane, so this race is not going anywhere. The international race curcuit, owned by Colorado-based Liberty Media, has three races in the U.S. — Austin, Miami and Vegas.
