A view of traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard in the downtown area in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
A construction worker and Nevada Highway Patrol trooper watch over the closed on-ramp to U.S. Highway 95 on Rancho Drive in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A construction worker moves a cone at the Rancho Drive on-ramp to U.S. Highway 95, which is closed due to construction, in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Traffic is backed up on U.S. Highway 95 due to construction in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A view of traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard in the downtown area in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Traffic moving northbound is directed off of U.S. Highway 95 as part of the "Main Event" segment of Project Neon in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Traffic was slated to be shut down over the weekend in both directions of the U.S. 95 around the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Traffic back up on Rancho Drive in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Traffic is backed up on U.S. Highway 95 due to construction in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Traffic moving northbound is directed off of U.S. Highway 95 as part of the "Main Event" segment of Project Neon in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Traffic was slated to be shut down over the weekend in both directions of the U.S. 95 around the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Traffic moving northbound before being directed off of U.S. Highway 95 as part of the "Main Event" segment of Project Neon in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Traffic was slated to be shut down over the weekend in both directions of the U.S. 95 around the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
The on-ramp to U.S. Highway 95 on Rancho Drive is closed on Rancho Drive due to construction in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Traffic back up on Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 10, 2018. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
The on-ramp to U.S. Highway 95 on Rancho Drive is closed on Rancho Drive due to construction in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A construction worker and Nevada Highway Patrol trooper watch over the closed on-ramp to U.S. Highway 95 on Rancho Drive in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Crews tear down a bridge at the Spaghetti Bowl in Las Vegas on Saturday. (NDOT traffic cam)
More road closures this weekend are making it tougher to get through the heart of Las Vegas.
A Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman said he has already noticed an uptick in people using the 215 Beltway as an alternative to attempting to traverse the Spaghetti Bowl chaos.
“Traffic that you would see at 4:30 on a weekday, you were seeing at 2:15 on a weekend,” trooper Jason Buratczuk said.
Now more than ever, it’s important for drivers involved in minor, noninjury crashes to pull off the highway, he said.
It’s the law, he said, and Project Neon has exacerbated the need to keep traffic flowing. Drivers can pull over to a shoulder or leave the freeway altogether and park in a lot to avoid backing up traffic.
The closures clogged Bonanza Road on Saturday afternoon as traffic was rerouted onto the thoroughfare.
