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Drive Overnight In Las Vegas? Road Closures Will Drive You Crazy

Author Shawn Tempesta

Nevada’s unofficial state flower, the traffic cone, is in full bloom throughout the Las Vegas area. There are some overnight road closures happening in the month of May you’ll want to know about if you plan on driving to the airport or on Interstate 15.

Overnight Las Vegas Road Closures

Let’s start at the Airport Connector. The tunnel running underneath Harry Reid International Airport is undergoing maintenance throughout the month. That’ll have traffic down to one lane going to, and coming from, the terminals.

From Monday, May 1st to Friday, May 5th, and again from Monday, May 8th to Friday, May 12th, the southbound lanes of the tunnel (heading away from the airport) will be down to one lane from 11pm to 5am.

Then the following two weeks, the northbound lanes (heading to the airport) get their turn. From Monday, May 14th to Friday, May 18th, and again from Monday, May 21st to Friday, May 25th, it’ll be down to one lane from 10pm to 5am.

But wait… there’s more!

A ton of improvements are planned for Interstate 15 northbound. LED signage is being installed to help commuters get up to date traffic information. Unfortunately they will create traffic with their installation.

On Monday, May 8th at 9pm, the northbound lanes will close between Blue Diamond and the 215, and will remain closed until 5am on Tuesday, May 9th. Then again on Monday, May 15th, northbound lanes will be closed, this time at Russell.

That’s not to mention the repaving going on for Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and the myriad of other traffic-creating improvements happening throughout the valley. One day the Las Vegas road closures and orange cones will go away. If we keep saying that to ourselves, we’ll get there. Have hope.

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Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

Nevada Ranks In Bottom 10 For Worst States To Drive In

We don’t want Nevada to become one of the worst states to drive in but unfortunately it’s out of our control. Most people don’t like driving in traffic and if you’re someone who says you do we would think you’re crazy.

Las Vegas has roughly two million people in it and the routes to get anywhere are averaging 20 to 30 minutes which isn’t horrible, for now. We don’t want the California transplants to clog up our roads causing drive times to increase. Plus, traffic causes other problems including car wrecks, lateness, mechanical issues and a slue of other things.

A new study has just been released by our friends at Wallethub on “2023 Best & Worst States To Drive In.” The data showcases positive driving experiences in congruent with 31 key metrics.

Four of their main categories are: Cost of ownership and maintenance, traffic and infrastructure, safety and access to vehicles and maintenance. Total scores were taken from the weighted average of each metric which is how the order of the states were placed. All categories except the “Total score” were ranked with a 1 meaning the best and 100 meaning the worst.

The top 5 states for the “best” driving experience rank as:

5. North Carolina 60.65

4. Oklahoma 60.81

3. Ohio 61.38

2. Georgia 61.41

1. Iowa 62.61

Iowa, had the highest overall score from all 50 states. Just a reminder, the total score is not calculated in the 1 to 100 ranking system. The state ranked a 7 in cost of ownership, 9 in traffic and infrastructure, 35 in safety and a 19 in access to vehicles and maintenance, making it the top destination to drive in. Other states may need to take a note from Iowa’s road regulations and policies.

The state with the most rush hour traffic is California and the state with the least amount is West Virginia.

So what are the worst states to drive in and where does Nevada rank? We are glad you asked!

  • 7) Nevada

    Total Score: 49.91

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 48

    Traffic and infrastructure: 15

    Safety: 9

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 37

    Driving Las Vegas

  • 6) Missouri

    Total Score: 48.72

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 28

    Traffic and infrastructure: 29

    Safety: 50

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 15

    Missouri Driving

  • 5) Maryland

    Total Score: 48.09

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 37

    Traffic and infrastructure: 50

    Safety: 19

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 22

    Maryland Driving

  • 4) Rhode Island

    Total Score: 47.84

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 45

    Traffic and infrastructure: 46

    Safety: 5

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 45

    Rhode Island Driving

  • 3) Delaware

    Total Score: 47.50

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 44

    Traffic and infrastructure: 36

    Safety: 11

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 49

  • 2) Washington

    Total Score: 47.48

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 47

    Traffic and infrastructure: 39

    Safety: 20

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 16

  • 1) Hawaii

    Total Score: 40.28

    Cost of ownership and maintenance: 50

    Traffic and infrastructure: 43

    Safety: 6

    Access to vehicles and maintenance: 38

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