Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
(Hoover Dam By-Pass)
Is Now Open
Walking Portion is also Open
Construction Archives
Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River , the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape. The bridge will carry a new
section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.
section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.
When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona . In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.
The arches are made up of 53 individual sections each 24 feet long which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.
The arches will eventually measure more than 1,000 feet across. At the moment, the structure looks like a traditional suspension bridge. But once the arches are complete, the suspending cables on each side will be removed. Extra vertical columns will then be installed on the arches to carry the road.
The bridge has become known as the Hoover Dam by-pass, although it is officially called the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, after a former governor of Nevada and an American Football player from Arizona who joined the US Army and was killed in Afghanistan.
Work on the bridge started in 2005 and should finish next year. An estimated 17,000 cars and trucks will cross it every day.
World Jewelry Center
The World Jewelry Center will be one of the largest jewelry projects in the world. The one-million square foot tower will combine the corporate offices of several hundred domestic and international gem and jewelry companies.
The project will include a trade tower that will be one of the tallest buildings in Las Vegas along with a separate free-standing gallery of retail jewelry stores with broad middle-market appeal.
STACKING PLAN
The top floors of the tower will be dedicated to luxury residential condominiums. The World Jewelry Center will be located in the new Union Park Development downtown.
WORLD JEWELRY CENTER SITE PLAN
WORLD JEWELRY CENTER RETAIL PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
Lou Ruvo Brain Institute
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is a research center being built in the 61-acre Union Park Development.
The Institute will be a national resource for the most current research and scientific information for the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington 's diseases. They will also focus on prevention, early detection and education.
The Brain Institute plans to operate an outpatient treatment and research institute in downtown Las Vegas.
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute was designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Construction Photos from February 7, 2008
Las Vegas Strip Construction Archives
...MGM City Center...
Photos from February 1, 2008
The $9 billion combined project has over 16 million square feet of space and 7,190 hotel rooms.
The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas
MGM City Center Rendering
Harmon Hotel and Residences Rendering
Vdara Condo Hotel Entrance Rendering
"Planet Hollywood Towers" Reaching New Heights
Construction Site on February 1, 2008
Construction Site on September 21, 2007
Artist's Drawing of Planet Hollywood Towers
Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate Resorts,
a 50-story glass marvel, will feature 1200 luxuriously appointed
vacation villas and 28 exclusive penthouse suites. 3.2 million square
feet of living space will be fully integrated with the all-new Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for a complete Las Vegas vacation experience.
Ownership amenities including an exotic tropical pool complete with
sandy beach and private cabanas, an elite 46th floor pool for the
exclusive penthouse suites, and a world class fitness facility,
restaurants, onsite casino and marketplace deli.
The Resort will be connected to the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
which will give their guests direct access to amenities such as the all
new Planet Hollywood Casino, twelve premium restaurants featuring an
eclectic range of cuisine and a full-service shopping mall with over
140 shops.
...The Palazzo Grand Opening...
Sand's $1.8 billion The Palazzo is now open. This is the first new property on the strip since Wynn Las Vegas opened in April of 2005.
Palazzo Hotel Entry
The atrium and lobby are also open that connect to The Venetian
next door.
Only 2,300 rooms of the 3,068 total rooms are available now in the 50 story tower.
People checking in on January 14th
Palazzo Valet and Taxi Drop-off Fountain
About half of the merchants in the 450,000 square foot retail space are open.
Palazzo Street Entrance
...The Las Vegas Plaza...
The New Frontier is just rubble.Photo from January 31, 2008
The new owners spent over $35 million an acre for the vacant 34 acres on the Las Vegas Strip to build the new The Las Vegas Plaza. It will be a $5 to $8 billion dollar multi-use ultra-luxury hotel, private residences, retail and gaming complex next to Trump Tower on the strip.
Photo from January 8, 2008
The Las Vegas Plaza will have the largest casino on the strip at 175,000 square feet. By comparison,the Wynn Las Vegas casino is 111,000 square feet and the MGM Grand is 171,500 square feet. The plans call for 4,100 hotel rooms and 2,600 luxury condos, combining for over 6,700 rooms in the 7-tower project.
Artist's rendering of the Las Vegas Plaza
The Las Vegas Plaza has just received approval from the Clark County Planning Commission.
Site grading is underway with the opening scheduled for sometime in 2012.
...Fontainebleau...
The 3,812 room Fontainebleau is well on the way to it's top height of 63 stories. The $2.9 billion project is located on a 25-acre site just north of the Riviera on the previous sites of the El Rancho and Algiers, just west of Turnberry Place.
Photos from January 20, 2008
Photos from January 8, 2008
The planned opening is scheduled for fall of 2009.
...Planet Hollywood...
...Encore at Wynn Las Vegas...
Photo from January 31, 2008
Photos from January 20, 2008
Photo from January 14th from The Palazzo
Photos from January 8, 2008
Photos from January 20, 2008
Photo from January 14th from The Palazzo
Photos from January 8, 2008
Steve Wynn's Encore is almost topped off.
...Cosmopolitan...
Scheduled to open late in 2009
Sandwiched between MGM City Center and Bellagio is the new Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Resort.
The Grand Hyatt Las Vegas is on the right and the Cosmopolitan Casino and Resort is on the left. Bellagio is in the background, just north on the strip.
Interior renderings of the Cosmopolitan Resort
The Grand Hyatt Las Vegas interiors
