While the Las Vegas Strip is best known for its extravagant productions, a highway construction project a few miles away in the northwest valley is stealing the spotlight. The Nevada Dept. of Transportation (NDOT) broke ground in January on the $155-million third and final phase of the Centennial Bowl, where U.S. Highway 95 meets the 215 beltway. The final act of the $300-million project will build out the remaining three ramps to finish the system-to-system interchange that first began work in 2015.
Funded by a combination of state, federal and county monies, the Centennial Bowl is projected to create nearly 1,700 direct, indirect and induced local jobs and is providing much needed economic stimulation amid a crippling pandemic, according to NDOT. When complete in early 2024, it will be one of the state’s largest interchanges, with 20 total bridges over three decks.