CORRIDOR HISTORY

Boulder Highway, or State Route 582, is a major 15.4-mile-long arterial located on the east side of the Las Vegas Valley. The highway was built in 1931 with the original purpose of connecting the Five Points area (the Charleston Boulevard and Fremont Street intersection near Downtown Las Vegas) to Railroad Pass in Henderson, and was later extended to provide access for the construction of Hoover Dam.

At one time, Boulder Highway was the only road to connect the downtowns of Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City. Throughout its history, it was a heavily traveled and vibrant corridor, lined with motels, casinos, and other businesses, and has several signalized and unsignalized access points along the route. The extension of the U.S. 95 freeway in the 1980s led to a slowdown in business activity along the corridor.

Due to this change, most motorists are currently using the corridor as a City street, with average trips of three miles or less in length. The Reimagine Boulder Highway project will address these and other new traffic patterns while providing improved transit options and facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians, with an overarching focus on enhancing corridor safety for all users.