Las Vegas started off as a small town not to long ago and exploded into a huge city over night. There was a time when traveling from one side of the city to the other during rush other was no big deal, that time was 10 years ago. Las Vegas and it's surrounding city Henderson is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and as a result traffic and congestion have increased over the years as road side crews go to work to expand our roads.
If you are relocating to our city here is a couple tips to help you better adjust to our traffic and driving patterns.
Buy a GPS
A good Garmin GPS with the ability to speak street names to you and get you around Las Vegas can be had for around $350-500. Garmin makes the best portable GPS currently (05/21/07) and they tend to be very easy to use. More expensive units like the Garmin Nuvi 350 and 660 have real time traffic updates, but they start at $650 and $800.
Avoid Driving During Rush Hour
Sometimes taking the side streets during Rush Hour(8-9 am) 3-6 pm) can be faster thank getting stuck on a freeway on ramp for several hours. If you can drive at night then driving her is very enjoyable, where as most freeways are never congested and get you from point A to point b Fairly Quickly.
Check out these great web sites daily to be caught up in all your Las Vegas traffic information needs.
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http://www.traffic.com/Las-Vegas-Traffic/Las-Vegas-Traffic-Reports.html Will tell you real time congestion on all major high ways and free ways. http://www.kvbc.com/Global/category.asp?C=7877 http://www.reviewjournal.com/traffic/ http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/CheckStatus/roadwork_traffic.htm http://www.lasvegaswebcams.com/ |
 During weekends and other busy times of the year it can take over an hour to travel up or down the strip. |