“Building another lane might help for a while, but traffic is still going to be bad.” “Whether it’s the Cajon Pass or the ride from Victorville to Vegas, traffic has gotten worse over the years,” said Jose Ruiz, 55, of Victorville. “A lot of people stopped off at Baker, which seemed to ease traffic a bit.”Ĭrossman was one of several High Desert travelers who told the Daily Press that holiday weekends are notorious for heavier than usual traffic between Las Vegas and Southern California. “As we crossed over to California, the traffic was heavy, and we even stopped a few times,” Crossman said. “When we left on Monday, traffic was a bit heavy until we got near the airport and closer to Interstate 15.”Ĭrossman said it took nearly 20 minutes to transition onto I-15 and that it was “more stop than go” until they reached Primm, Nevada, roughly 43 miles away.
“We decided to visit my sister in Henderson over the weekend,” Crossman said.
Victorville resident Helen Crossman told the Daily Press that she was one of many travelers who endured “a bumper-to-bumper ride part of the way home” on Monday. The traffic congestion nearly tripled the usual 3.5-hour drive for some, the commission stated. Her message was marked for Caltrans HQ, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu.Īn 18-mile, bumper-to-bumper traffic nightmare greeted Southern Californian commuters attempting to return home on Monday afternoon, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. “California must step up and complete widening of I-15 between stateline and Barstow. “Once again, we had travelers spending hours and hours of their time trying to get home on Interstate 15,” Goodman said. The mayor tweeted on Tuesday after many travelers on Interstate 15 headed back to Southern California, with some enduring a nearly 18-mile backup on Monday. After the New Year’s Day holiday, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman used Twitter to send a message to Caltrans and transportation leaders.
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