News Release

Lake Mead Roads to Receive Around $5 Million in Improvement

Date: August 22, 2019

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior 

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release 

For Immediate Release: August 22, 2019 
Release No.: 2019-32
Contact: 702-293-8691 

LAKE MEAD ROADS TO RECEIVE AROUND $5 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – A nearly $5 million pavement preservation project has begun at Lake Mead National Recreation Area to improve roads within the 1.5 million-acre park.

The project will include cleaning, patching, resurfacing and re-marking around 75 miles of roads and parking areas from the northern end of the park to Willow Beach. Once completed, it will enhance the visitor experience and meet the park’s maintenance needs.

The work is scheduled to take place during daylight hours on weekdays through mid-December. During construction, visitors may experience short delays along the roadways, and parking areas may be closed for a limited time.

Construction will occur in the following locations:

• Northshore Road from mileposts 20.6 to 27.3 and 33-34.1
• Echo Bay Access Road, parking lots and upper campground roads
• Callville Bay Access Road, parking lots and campground road
• Lakeshore Road from Lake Mead Parkway to milepost 5.4
• Las Vegas Bay Access Road and campground road
• Las Vegas Bay, 33-Hole and Sunset View Overlooks
• Boulder Harbor Access Road
• Roads in and around Boulder Beach and Special Events Beach
• Lake Mead RV Village Access Road
• Hemenway Harbor Access Road
• Historic Railroad Trail parking lot
• Lake Mead Visitor Center parking lot
• Willow Beach entrance station and all roads and parking lots from Kayak Beach to the Fish Hatchery, including the campground
• Two overlooks in Arizona along U.S. 93

Funding for this project is provided by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area cyclic maintenance fund and Federal Lands Transportation Program. The contractor is VSS International, Inc. from West Sacramento, California.

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