Silver State Times

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada a nearly $6 million grant for the Charleston Boulevard High-Capacity Transit Planning project. In February, Congresswoman Lee joined the Nevada delegation in sending a letter of support backing RTC’s application for this critical funding.  

"With our city’s fast-growing population, this is exactly the kind of investment that southern Nevada needs,” said Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03). “Anyone who has tried to get across town knows that they are spending too much time in traffic and not enough time being where they need to go. This grant is an important step towards connecting east and west Las Vegas with an innovative, high-capacity transit line that will keep our city moving quickly and safely.” 

This $5,861,631 grant will fund the planning alternatives analysis, preliminary design engineering, and environmental analysis for an approximately 17-mile, high-capacity transit line along Charleston Boulevard between Pavilion Center Drive in Summerlin and Nellis Boulevard in East Las Vegas. The study will also include the redesign of Charlestown Boulevard which will be transformed into a complete streets corridor to accommodate a variety of roadway users. 

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