ROAD ALERT: Spaghetti Bowl lane closures planned

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 2, 2014 - 9:48 am

The Nevada Department of Transportation will close lanes in the Spaghetti Bowl overnight Saturday for a road striping project.

The right lane on southbound Interstate 15 from the U.S. Highway 95 interchange to Charleston Boulevard and the left lane on southbound U.S. 95 to the I-15 southbound ramp will be closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday for striping modifications.

Motorists have been asked to slow down at those sites and obey all traffic control devices.

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