Clearing of flood debris might cause traffic problems

By ANNALISE PORTER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

10 years ago

City bulldozers are still looking to remove tons of hardened ash and sediment deposited in Kyle Canyon Detention Basin by August floods in Centennial Hills. Las Vegas city leaders hope to break ground on $18.8 million in flood improvement projects in the northwest part of the city early next month. (Special to View)

The Kyle Canyon detention basin in Las Vegas on Sept. 4, 2013. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Chris Crowley, left, and Raul Arroyo, right, both of the Nevada Division of Forestry stand near the top of Rainbow Canyon Blvd. in the Rainbow Canyon subdivision in Kyle Canyon on Monday Sept. 2, 2013. The road was washed out by heavy rains and floods over the weekend. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Violent flooding washes out a driveway near on Kyle Canyon Road at Mount Charleston on Sunday.

Debris removal from a detention basin in the northwest valley may impact traffic in coming days, Las Vegas city officials say.

Beginning Tuesday, Las Vegas Paving Corp. crews will remove 25,000 tons of debris that accumulated in the Kyle Canyon Detention Basin during floods last summer.

An estimated 64 trips per day for 10 days are expected by the city.

Trucks will take debris from the basin and drive east on Grand Teton Drive, turn north onto Grand Canyon Drive and get on U.S. Highway 95 at Horse Drive. They will exit southbound on Durango Drive and take Oso Blanca Road to the 215 Beltway eastbound, where they will continue to the Apex Regional Landfill.

Returning to the flood basin, trucks will exit the 215 Beltway at Sky Point Drive, then proceed to Buffalo Drive and enter U.S. 95.

Las Vegas city officials said this is the fastest and least intrusive route, and may only have a small impact on traffic.

Contact reporter Annalise Porter at aporter@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391.