{"id":7510,"date":"2021-12-21T14:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=7510"},"modified":"2021-12-21T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T22:10:14","slug":"holiday-revelers-encouraged-to-plan-transportation-and-travel-ahead-of-christmas-and-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/holiday-revelers-encouraged-to-plan-transportation-and-travel-ahead-of-christmas-and-new-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday revelers encouraged to plan transportation and travel ahead of Christmas and New Year\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holiday revelers encouraged to plan transportation and travel ahead of Christmas and New Year\u2019s<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Free transit service on New Year’s Eve to help ensure safe roadways<\/em><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0Click to Tweet<\/em><\/a>: .@RTCSNV offers #free and #safe rides for #NYE2021 on all bus routes starting 6 p.m. New Year\u2019s Eve until 9 a.m. New Year\u2019s Day #LasVegas <\/em>#RTCSNV. Find more at rtcsnv.com\/NewYears.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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LAS VEGAS \u2013 <\/strong>Over the next two weeks, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada<\/a> (RTC) <\/a>encourages travelers to plan ahead in anticipation of holiday transit schedules, detours and heavy traffic delays during the Christmas and New Year\u2019s holidays.<\/p>\r\n

The RTC transit system will operate on a Saturday schedule on both Christmas Eve and New Year\u2019s Eve, Friday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31; while the system will run on a Sunday schedule on Christmas Day and New Year\u2019s Day, Saturday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2022.<\/p>\r\n

TRANSIT SERVICE DETAILS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The RTC continues its tradition to offer free rides on all of transit routes from 6 p.m. on New Year\u2019s Eve until 9 a.m. on New Year\u2019s Day. To help ensure safe roadways, transit riders can board any vehicle on the RTC\u2019s 39 bus routes without purchasing a pass or presenting fare.<\/p>\r\n

The free rides include transit service on major streets throughout the valley, with direct access to and from the Las Vegas Strip. Transit service to both the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas is also offered from the South Strip Transit Terminal (6675 S. Gilespie St.) via the Deuce and the Maryland Parkway Route 109.<\/p>\r\n

In addition to free transit service, the RTC is making transit even more accessible by running additional extended service hours on nine routes, and complete 24-hour service on 14 routes. <\/em>For complete detour and route details, visit rtcsnv.com\/NewYears.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

As is the case every year, commuters can expect heavy traffic delays and are advised to plan for extensive transit detours on New Year\u2019s Eve due to celebrations on the Las Vegas Strip. For those utilizing transit to travel to holiday festivities, the RTC encourages riders to plan their trips ahead of time using the free rideRTC app <\/a>to access real-time information about bus locations and delays.<\/p>\r\n

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department also reminds everyone celebrating New Year\u2019s Eve that strollers, backpacks, glass bottles, and bags larger than a standard grocery bag are not allowed on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\r\n

As a reminder, masks are still required on all RTC buses and in all RTC facilities. In addition to continued cleaning and safety measures implemented through our 14-Point Safety Plan<\/a>, the RTC has added mobile ticketing, negatively-charged air ion cleaners and micro-bacterial shields to keep buses clean and keep you safe during the holiday season.<\/p>\r\n

TRAFFIC INFORMATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Nevada Department of Transportation will close the following freeway ramps and streets beginning 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, until the Strip reopens to vehicular traffic.<\/p>\r\n