Clark County Public Works announces that a project to reconstruct the Flamingo Wash at Nellis Boulevard is now substantially complete.  The new structures and deepened channel will now accommodate a higher volume of stormwater and provide even more flood protection to life and property in the area.  The roadway pavement and median over the bridge and in the immediate area have also been repaired, in addition to the relocation of a sanitary sewer line.

Utility line breaks and several severe storms over the past years resulted in damage to previous channel structures.  Subsurface erosion due to the water eventually affected the roadway pavement condition adjacent to the bridge.

"The channel improvements have been made just in time for the months we consider our flash flood season, from July to September," said Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, who represents Commission District E where the project is located.

The roadway on Nellis Boulevard from Tropicana Avenue to Las Vegas Boulevard North is operated and maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation.  The improvements that were completed with this channel project were not able to address the general pavement issues on Nellis Boulevard that still exist outside the bridge area. A future project to resurface Nellis Boulevard between Tropicana Avenue to Charleston is included in NDOT's 2008 budget that is pending Nevada State Transportation Board consideration and approval.  Members of the public that have questions regarding pavement conditions on Nellis Boulevard and the scheduling for future resurfacing can contact the Nevada Department of Transportation at 385-6500.

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