Serenity returning to Henderson in March
This week readers want to know about the construction on Serene Avenue in Henderson; when Grand Montecito Parkway in the northwest valley is going to be opened; and what route will the F Street protest march take through downtown this morning?
Marlene Drozd asks: What is going on with Serene and St. Rose Parkway in Henderson? I realize the road is less than two miles in length; however, it was an easy route to get from St. Rose to Eastern Avenue without fighting to get on the freeway. What can you find out about that?
Serene was one of those great back roads in the valley that only area residents seemed to know about. It made it a lot easier for folks down in Henderson to get to all the cool amenities on Eastern. (I recommend the amenity known as the White Chocolate Grill's bread pudding.)
That was until Serene was blocked off because of an ongoing road improvement project.
Tom Davy, head of the quality control division for the Henderson Public Works Department, told me that Serene between St. Rose and Eastern is being upgraded to a full road.
Originally it was built as a temporary road, he said.
Now the city has come back to finish the job. When the work is done Serene will be newly paved with one lane in each direction and have upgraded drainage facilities and traffic circles, which are being added to slow down speeding motorists.
The work on Serene is being done in four sections. The current section being worked on, from St. Rose to Manhattan Road, will have paving done on Thursday and should be finished by the end of next week, Davy said.
Next, construction will take place from Manhattan to Kingston Road, then from Kingston to Jessup Road, and finally from Jessup to Eastern.
The entire project should be done in March, Davy said.
Jane Denbo asks: I'm wondering how much longer before Grand Montecito Parkway, between Deer Springs Way and Elkhorn Road, opens to traffic? It looks finished but it is blocked with concrete barriers. That section of road will provide better access to the shopping areas on Centennial Parkway and to Centennial Hills Academy.
Work is 80 percent complete, city of Las Vegas spokesman Jace Radke said.
The privately funded project -- the mall development group up there is paying for the work -- should be done by the end of March, he said.
When it is complete Grand Montecito will be a two-lane road in each direction.
Mike asks: What route will the protest march against the F Street closing take?
I've got the route, the time and the whole shebang, but first a little history.
The marchers are protesting the permanent closing of F Street under the Interstate 15 overpass. The city of Las Vegas asked for the closure as a result of a fatal moped accident and complaints about construction truck traffic.
The protesters, who have filed a lawsuit to shut down the I-15 north widening project until the street is reopened, believe the city wants to segregate the historically black neighborhood of West Las Vegas from downtown.
At 7 a.m. marchers will begin their trek from F Street and Bonanza Road south on City Parkway, then east on Ogden Avenue, before heading north on Fourth Street to City Hall.
The march isn't expected to last too long, but if you're heading downtown during that time, you might want to consider an alternate route such as Bonneville or Stewart avenues.
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