Thoughts 29 Aug 2008 07:28 am
New Cannery Traffic
Avoid Harmon and the Boulder Hwy for the rest of this long weekend!
I made the mistake of trying to get home via Harmon Ave last night. Forgetting that the Cannery was having it’s Grand Opening.
About 8:15 the intersection of Harmon and Boulder Hwy was at a stand still. Even traffic trying to turn left onto the highway was stuck because of the number of people turning left off of the highway who were not able to clear the intersection.
I made my travel choice based on the current mess on Flamingo Rd. They have everything from Nellis east torn up and are using the turn lane into Sam’s Town as a travel lane. Tonight is Friday and it’s a Labor Day weekend, so no matter which way I go I’m pretty well screwed.
What really bothers me is that it was the grand opening of a new casino and there wasn’t a cop in sight to direct traffic. This is typical of Metro. If nobody specifically requested traffic control they didn’t schedule any.
Why is it that every morning on the way to work I see three metro motorcycles with cops in yellow vests sitting around, ostensibly to direct traffic, but when there is a real traffic jam the only cop I see just drives past?
BTW: If you think those bike cops are there to direct traffic and not put there specifically to give out tickets you’re living a fantasy.