Clark County Opens Sloan Lane Bridge

The new bridge and widened sidewalks give east Las Vegas residents an alternate route that avoids some Nellis Boulevard traffic lights.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Openings & Closings

Widened concrete pedestrian and bicycle bridge arching over a desert road in a sparse Las Vegas neighborhood under warm low sunlight. — Clark County opened a new Sloan Lane bridge and widened sidewalks to the public on October 23, giving east Las Vegas residents an alternate route that bypasses some Nellis Boulevard traffic lights. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Clark County opened a new Sloan Lane bridge and sidewalk to the public on October 23. The route connects through the neighborhood as an alternative to traveling along Nellis Boulevard.

Why it matters

Residents said getting in and out of their neighborhoods previously came with limited options. The project gives Las Vegas drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists another way to move through the east side.

The Sloan Lane bridge opened to the public on October 23, with funding drawn from the gas tax. The extraction provides no traffic volume, cost total, or travel-time comparison for the new route.

The players

Clark County

Clark County is the Nevada county government that oversaw the Sloan Lane bridge and sidewalk project and opened it to the public.

The details

The bridge and sidewalk create an alternate connection through the neighborhood, bypassing some traffic lights along Nellis Boulevard. The sidewalks were widened to accommodate both pedestrians and bicyclists, while some drivers still travel slowly through the area and others travel quickly.

October 23: Sloan Lane bridge opens to the public.
Coming years: Additional road improvements planned for the east side of Las Vegas.

Market Landscape

The Sloan Lane opening is one completed piece of Clark County's planned east-side road improvements, which the extraction says will continue in the coming years. It adds a local connector that reduces reliance on Nellis Boulevard for neighborhood trips.

Drivers in east Las Vegas now have an alternate route that avoids some Nellis Boulevard traffic lights for neighborhood trips. Pedestrians and bicyclists gain wider sidewalks along the new connection.

The takeaway

Using the Sloan Lane connector can shorten some east-side trips that would otherwise run through Nellis Boulevard signals. Check Clark County announcements for the timing of the planned road improvements.