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March 28, 2021 - 11:38 am
 
Updated March 28, 2021 - 12:44 pm

The attempt to exit Las Vegas to return to California began earlier Sunday.

A 17-mile backup on southbound Interstate 15 at the Nevada-California border was reported at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Twitter account.

The area is also a few weeks away from an $11 million project to repave a 16-mile stretch of I-15 southbound will begin in May, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

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