Road closures planned for Reid’s weekend memorial services

Several roadworthy closures are planned passim the Las Vegas Valley this play surrounding erstwhile U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s memorial services.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said successful a connection Wednesday that determination volition beryllium closures connected Russell Road adjacent Harry Reid International Airport, the airdrome connector, the 215 Beltway to Interstate 15 and I-15 to Spring Mountain Road betwixt 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. connected Friday.

On Saturday, roads volition beryllium closed connected Interstate 15 from Spring Mountain Road to the Spaghetti Bowl betwixt 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Roads volition beryllium closed connected I-15 from the Spaghetti Bowl to the 215 Beltway, the 215 Beltway to the airdrome connector and Russell Road adjacent the airdrome from noon to 3 p.m.

The work for Reid is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday astatine the Smith Center successful downtown Las Vegas. Tickets for the memorial volition beryllium distributed done Reid’s office, not the venue.

President Joe Biden, erstwhile President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are among officials who volition talker during the service. Obama volition beryllium delivering the eulogy for Reid, who died Dec. 28.

Police urge readying alternate routes during these times.