What is the current situation at Hoover Dam? How bad are the delays with the construction?|194502

I_m driving up to Las Vegas from Phoenix Thursday night and was just curious about the construction situation. I should be passing over Hoover Dam around 10:30 pm. What can I expect in delays and construction zones. Can I assume at nightime the delays will be less than during the day? Thank you for the help.

I just got back from Las Vegas this past weekend. When you_re going through the Dam at 10:30 PM, there shouldn_t be any traffic. We headed back into Phoenix on Sunday at 1 PM and we were stuck in Hoover Dam traffic for almost 2 hours. So either leave REAL early or leave really late to avoid the traffic. Once you get past the Hoover Dam area, there is no traffic. Have fun!

The Dam is not that busy at the moment, as we are out of tourist season. During the summer it can take 2+ hours to travel through that section, but at this time of the year the travel time (including the wait with construction traffic) should only be less than 30/45 mins.

We had a slight issue earlier on as the cranes crashed to the US93 but that_s all cleared up now.

Have a great and safe trip to Vegas!

real bummer, try to go through laughlin if you can, and avoid dam if you can -

site gives you some information. shall be a great asset when completed..

I just drove over it (from Phoenix to Vegas) this past Sunday. Hit Hoover Dam around 3 p.m., and was amazed at how empty it was. I was almost scared that something had happened and I hadn_t heard about it--that_s how empty it was. Having said that, if you can plan to hit it early in the morning (before 9), I_ve found that_s always best. And of course, Fridays and Saturdays are the worst. Construction was no problem, and they_ve cleared up the damage caused by the falling cranes. So really, all you need to worry about is tourist traffic.