(Whether or not you are going out in town or celebrating from dwelling, you’ll be able to watch #Coast2CoastNYE countdown to 2025 on KLAS TV, channel 8, or expertise it with a commercial-free dwell stream on 8NewsNow.com)
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The countdown to 2025 is underway. Greater than 400,000 individuals are anticipated to attend the New 12 months’s celebrations on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.
Visitors/Highway Closures:
The I-15 off-ramps at Flamingo Highway and Tropicana Avenue might be shut down in each instructions beginning at 5:30 p.m. Highway closures on Las Vegas Boulevard from Spring Mountain Highway to Reno Avenue will start at 6:30 p.m. The Las Vegas Strip might be utterly closed to all car visitors by 8 p.m.
Transportation:
The Regional Transportation Fee of Southern Nevada (RTC) is providing free rides on all transit routes on New 12 months’s Eve to make sure a secure journey possibility for locals and guests celebrating the vacation.
The world in crimson reveals the closures that might be in impact on New 12 months’s Eve. (KLAS)
From 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 (New 12 months’s Eve) by way of 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 (New 12 months’s Day), transit riders can board any RTC bus route with out buying a go or presenting fare.
New 12 months’s Eve visitors alongside Las Vegas Boulevard on Dec. 31, 2023. (Matt Adams/KLAS)
There are additionally a number of security measures in place for America’s Social gathering 2025. Right here’s what to know earlier than you head out to have a good time.
SafetyTips:
Glass and metallic containers, coolers, strollers, and luggage bigger than 12 x 12 x 6 — together with backpacks, purses, and baggage — is not going to be allowed on the Strip or downtown. A curfew can even be enforced for people below 18 in these areas until accompanied by a mum or dad. Attendees also can anticipate a big regulation enforcement presence not solely on the Strip and downtown but additionally in neighborhoods throughout the valley. Police urge anybody who sees one thing suspicious, to name (702) 828-7777 or report it to a close-by officer or Nationwide Guardsman.
Celebrations:
Fireworks will mild up the sky from numerous resorts and casinos, spanning from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on the north finish of the Strip to the MGM Grand Lodge on the south finish.
The firing areas embody:
ARIA Resort & On line casino
Caesars Palace
MGM Grand Lodge & On line casino
Planet Hollywood Resort & On line casino
Resorts World Las Vegas
The STRAT Lodge, On line casino & SkyPod
Treasure Island Las Vegas
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas will host the New 12 months’s Eve Time of Your Life Pageant, kicking off town’s celebrations. The occasion will showcase dwell performances by prime musical artists and an iconic countdown to the New 12 months, culminating in a spectacular show of pyrotechnics and digital fireworks on Viva Imaginative and prescient, the world’s largest display. The Plaza Resort and On line casino will mild up downtown with its annual fireworks present.
