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This week, readers want to know about construction on Eastern Avenue, between Harmon and Rochelle avenues, what to do if E85 gasoline is mistakenly put into a non-flex fuel vehicle, and whether it’s legal for cars with “for sale” signs to be parked on Decatur Boulevard. And the Road Warrior takes a guess at the meaning of a personalized license plate.

Kathy Krizka asks: What is all the construction on Eastern Avenue, between Harmon and Rochelle, and when will it be done?

The work is part of the Clark County Water Reclamation District’s sewer pipeline rehabilitation project, with the bulk of the work being done on Twain and Eastern avenues.

It’s going to be some time before it is finished. There are several different phases to the $24.5 million project with the final one expected to be finished in January 2010.

As far as the work being done on Eastern south of Flamingo Road, district spokesman Marty Flynn said it will be done in about three weeks. While the work continues on Eastern, there will be one lane open in each direction with no center turn lane.

A reader asks: My son used E85 fuel by mistake to fill up his car and wants to know what, if anything, should be done?

E85 — fuel made up of 85 percent ethanol, a type of alcohol made from corn, and 15 percent gasoline — can destroy a number of engine parts over time. But the general consensus is that it’s probably not catastrophic to use it once in a non-flex fuel vehicle.

The reason is that most cars made since the 1990s can handle some ethanol, usually about 10 percent.

For those who accidentally filled up with E85, some experts advise adding regular gasoline to the mix.

Also, consider changing your fuel filter because ethanol may loosen up some debris which could clog the filter.

Experts also advise listening for any strange noises coming from your car’s engine. (Probably good advice under any circumstances). If you hear something out of the ordinary take it to an auto mechanic, you may need to get a new fuel pump.

A reader asks: Is it legal for people to park cars on the road with “for sale” signs on them? The reader said it happens quite often on Decatur Boulevard near Desert Inn Road, where cars for sale line the street creating a dangerous situation.

But that’s not the only valley street with an improvised used car lot.

I’ve witnessed cars lined up outside an apartment complex and I understand how it can be dangerous as motorists slow to look at the merchandise, and people get out of their cars to kick the tires on the for-sale vehicles.

Nevada Revised Statute 484.418, section 1, is fairly clear on the matter. It states: “No person may park a vehicle upon any highway for the principal purpose of: Displaying the vehicle for sale.”

Stopping it from happening becomes a question of enforcement and that means drawing the attention of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Officer Ramon Denby, a department spokesman, suggests folks in the Decatur and Desert Inn area contact the Bolden area command’s office of community orientated policing at 828-8341 or 828-8234.

Residents in other areas should contact the Police Department’s corresponding area command.

Hit n’ Run

John Anderson shared this personalized license plate spotted on a dark pea green Ford Explorer: BGRGRN. I read it as “bigger green,” but I suppose “booger green” might be accepted considering the SUV’s color.

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