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By Mark Davis / Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 8, 2020 - 4:44 pm

Another Sunday, another traffic jam on Interstate 15 in at the California-Nevada border at Primm.

Traffic was backed up for 13 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California on Sunday afternoon, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission. Primm is about 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

#FASTALERT

11/8/2020 3:20 PM

Heavy Traffic I-15 South to California
13 Mile Back-Up
Expect Long Delays

— RTC Southern Nevada (@RTCSNV) November 8, 2020

On Labor Day weekend, tourists were stuck in a 22-mile backup on their way home to California.

In a recent report in the Review-Journal, data from the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada showed traffic volume on Interstate 15 at the Nevada-California border is up 8 percent through the third week of October. This marks the first monthly year-over-year increase on the stretch since the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts were felt.

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