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2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
2.0 CURRENT CONDITIONS OF STUDY AREA
2.1 DESCRIPTION OF SR-160
Between Las Vegas Boulevard South and Hualapai Road, SR-160 is an 8.5 mile two-lane
limited express state road that bisects a largely rural planning district in Clark County
known as Enterprise. SR-160 connects to I-15 at a major freeway interchange a mile south
of the CC-215/I-15 interchange, with a connector to Las Vegas Boulevard South just east of
I-15. SR-160 runs west by southwest from I-15 through a local street network with several
major north-south arterials, including Durango Drive, Rainbow Blvd, Jones Blvd, Buffalo
Drive and Decatur Blvd. Much of the street network between I-15 and SR-160 is
incomplete, with plans in place under the County’s Major Projects program and the Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) to expand major arterials to better serve the communities
along the SR-160 corridor.
Between the I-15 interchange and Valley View, SR-160 is a four lane limited access state
highway, with two lanes in each direction. East of Valley View, SR-160 is a limited access
two lane facility, with one lane in each direction. Proposed 2025 right of way (ROW) width
is 200 feet. The Union Pacific Railroad intersects SR-160 just west of Jones Boulevard, and
runs north by northeast through the heart of the Las Vegas Valley. Currently, there is no
passenger rail service along the corridor.
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
The SR-160 corridor is located in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley, just south of
the east-west segment of CC-215 (Exhibit 2-1). The corridor study area is bounded by the
SR-160/I-15 interchange to the east and Hualapai Road. The area encompasses a large
portion of unincorporated Clark County, with the communities of Pinnacle Peaks, Rhodes
Ranch and Summerlin South to the north and Mountains Edge and Southern Highlands to
the south.
The purpose of the study is to develop a multimodal transportation system management
strategy for SR-160 that addresses the mobility and accessibility needs of this area. The
corridor study area, approximately an 8.5-mile segment, is bounded by the SR-160/I-15
interchange to the east and Hualapai Road to the west.
2.3 COMMUNITIES SERVED
The SR-160 corridor bisects a largely rural area of unincorporated southwest Clark County
experiencing tremendous residential subdivision growth. The community of Mountains Edge
is located south of SR-160 in the western portion of the study area. Directly north of SR-160
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