Ceremony Honors Woodbury with Beltway Renaming

Clark County recently joined the Henderson Chamber of Commerce to officially h onor County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury in a ceremony that celebrated the naming of the Bruce Woodbury Beltway.  The Henderson Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in developing local community interest to rename the Las Vegas Beltway.   

The Chamber sought and received support from U.S. Senator Harry Reid, U.S. Congressman Jim Gibbons, U.S. Congressman Jon C. Porter, Governor Kenny Guinn, Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt, Nevada State Senator Sandra Tiffany, the Las Vegas City Council, the cities of Henderson and North Las Vegas and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC). 

On March 2, 2004, the Clark County Commission approved a resolution, which stated that Interstate 215 and Clark County 215 would henceforth be known as the Bruce Woodbury Beltway. But, celebrations and signage were postponed until after the fall election campaign season. 

In his roles as Clark County commissioner and chairman of the RTC, Bruce Woodbury exercised the foresight and leadership for transportation in the fast-growing Las Vegas Valley.  He was also instrumental in the passage of key transportation ballot initiatives in 1990 and 2002, as well as the decision to accelerate the construction of the initial facilities of the beltway by the end of 2003 – at least 12 years sooner than previously planned.

Commissioner Woodbury, still somewhat uncomfortable with the renaming, admits that the Chamber of Commerce tried to convince him for a couple years to agree to the renaming of the roadway facility.

 “This is a wonderful honor that I would like to share with all of the others who have worked so hard to improve our transportation system,” said Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury.

According to Clark County Public Works Director Marty Manning,  "Bruce Woodbury Beltway" signs will be placed in eight locations along the beltway during the next year.  During the ceremony, Commissioner Woodbury was presented with a smaller version of the sign.

In addition to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce and Clark County, other sponsors of the ceremony were the city of Henderson, CH2M Hill and the RTC.  The ceremony was held in City of Henderson’s Acacia Park.