Area Briefing

OGDEN AVENUE LANE RESTRICTIONS TO LAST THROUGH JAN. 11

Roadway improvements on Ogden Avenue between Las Vegas Boulevard and 11th Street are expected to cause lane restrictions through Jan. 11.

As part of the $750,000 project, a section of Eighth Street between Fremont Street and Ogden Avenue also will be reconstructed, according to the city of Las Vegas. The work will consist of road replacement due to accelerating pavement deterioration.

Motorists are advised to use Stewart or Carson avenues as alternative east-west routes.

Las Vegas Paving Corp. is the contractor. City department of operations and maintenance personnel are managing the project. Funding is being provided by the city.

For more information, visit lasvegasnevada.gov.

BUFFALO DRIVE TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY BETWEEN RUSSELL ROAD AND PATRICK LANE

Buffalo Drive between Russell Road and Patrick Lane is to be closed through Dec. 24 due to the construction of an enclosed flood-control channel, according to Clark County.

Traffic is being detoured around the project area, the county said.

The construction, which began Oct. 28, is part of a $6.9 million flood control project that stretches from Sunset Road to Hacienda Avenue.

TAB Contractors Inc. is conducting the project, which is expected to be finished by late summer 2013.

For more information, visit lasvegasnevada.gov.

DECATUR BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS TO CAUSE LANE RESTRICTIONS

Roadway improvements began recently on Decatur Boulevard between Cheyenne Avenue and Lone Mountain Road, with work expected to cause lane restrictions and continue through mid-December.

Construction is limited to the west half of the street's width due to an overlapping jurisdictional boundary with North Las Vegas, according to the city of Las Vegas. North Las Vegas has completed its portion of the street improvements.

Some work is set to take place between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. to accommodate weekday traffic demands. Other work will take place during daytime hours due to noise concerns and low winter temperatures, city of Las Vegas officials said.

A minimum of two lanes in each direction will be kept open during most peak morning and afternoon hours. During nighttime work, traffic may be restricted to one lane in each direction.

Preliminary work was completed this year and consisted of improvements to sidewalk areas to meet federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

The current work consists of removal and reconstruction of deteriorated areas of pavement, grinding and resurfacing of the pavement and installation of new traffic delineations.

Motorists are advised to use Rancho Drive or Allen Lane as alternate routes.

Las Vegas Paving Corporation is the contractor. City of Las Vegas Department of Operations and Maintenance personnel are managing the project. Funding for the project's $700,000 price tag is being provided by the city of Las Vegas.

GRANT TO HELP HENDERSON POLICE WITH SPECIAL TRAFFIC PATROLS

The Henderson Police Department plans 11 special traffic enforcement efforts over the next 12 months aimed at preventing traffic fatalities.

The department received $105,000 in federal funding through the Nevada Department of Public Safety - Office of Traffic Safety for the initiative. The grant provides funding for enforcement and education to reduce deaths and injuries on Nevada roadways.

Enforcement efforts will focus on pedestrian safety, seat belt usage, speeding, distracted driving and impaired drivers.

Henderson police officers have issued more than 1,800 citations to motorists for using a cellphone while driving this year, the department said.

The department also reported that the city has had 13 deaths due to traffic accidents this year.

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUP RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

The Southern Nevada Agency Partnership's law enforcement team recently received a 2012 U.S. Department of Interior Partners in Conservation Award.

The team includes field rangers, investigators, special agents, a prosecutor and dispatch staff for the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Justice.

For more information, visit snap.gov.