Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler

Thanks for the link. In the end, it looks like it'll be a beneficial project with respect to traffic & trucking which goes through the area - it'll provide a better route and a safer roadway without many switchbacks.

On the other side of the coin, it'll be sad if no traffic will be allowed across the dam after the completion of this project. When I have visited Hoover Dam in the past, it was great as a tourist to be able to drive over it. The dam crossing should at least remain open for tourism by automobile instead of closed and changed because of "security reasons". I suspect they'll close it off on each end and turn the roadway into a big pedestrian bridge. While it's been several years, IIRC, the parking lot for Hoover Dam was on the other side of the river if approaching from Vegas.

To allow traffic through for tourism, I would be ok with a security checkpoint for automobiles merely because of the importance of the Hoover Dam. Given the severe consequences if something were to happen to it and the fact it is likely a "terrorist target", I would support some type of security provided it isn't overboard and balances are in place. Once the by-pass is built, anyone going to the dam would be doing so to see it and getting the other traffic away will improve the experience, IMHO.

Best,

SDF_Traveler