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Christmas weekend traffic packs I-15 at California-Nevada border

Leaving Las Vegas after Christmas? Join the crowd on Interstate 15, especially at the California-Nevada border in Primm.

On Monday afternoon, traffic was backed up 12 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission. Primm is about 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

More than 40 million people visit Las Vegas annually, with roughly a quarter of those coming from — and later going back to — California via I-15.

Last year, I-15 was widened in the Primm area to alleviate traffic congestion.

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