Rancho Drive Narrows to One Lane Until 2027
Expect single-lane restrictions between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard through November 2027 as the $30 million project proceeds.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Home Renovation
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Drivers and residents along Rancho Drive between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard are dealing with single-lane restrictions as the City of Las Vegas rebuilds a one-mile stretch of the corridor.
Why it matters
The city is replacing aging infrastructure, including waterlines installed in the 1960s, so that newly laid asphalt does not have to be torn up later. Single-lane restrictions will remain in place until the project wraps up in November 2027.
The city's $30 million Rancho Drive rebuild covers one mile and is scheduled to run 19 months, beginning in February 2026. The project plans about 20 new trees in the renovated medians, though the extraction does not detail how the work will be phased against traffic.
The players
City of Las Vegas
The city government is leading the $30 million Rancho Drive improvement project and its utility and street work.
NV Energy
The utility is relocating its power lines underground as part of the Rancho Drive project.
The details
The City of Las Vegas started the Rancho Drive improvement project in February 2026, covering the stretch between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard. Work includes replacing waterlines, installing new manhole covers, widening or adding sidewalks with ADA-accessible ramps, landscaping medians with about 20 new trees, adding dedicated bus turnouts, upgrading flood control storm drains, and moving NV Energy power lines underground. The city worked with the water district under a betterment agreement to replace the waterlines while handling street-level construction at the same time.
Timeline
February 2026: City of Las Vegas began the Rancho Drive road improvement project.
November 2027: Single-lane traffic restrictions are expected to end as the project wraps up.
Beyond the Strip
Rather than repaving on its own, the city is pairing the Rancho Drive resurfacing with replacement of waterlines from the 1960s and relocation of overhead power lines. This sequencing applies the same infrastructure-first logic across a one-mile corridor between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard.
If you commute along Rancho Drive, expect single-lane restrictions between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard until November 2027. Plan extra time for trips through the corridor during the 19-month construction period.
The takeaway
Expect single-lane traffic on Rancho Drive between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard through November 2027, and build extra time into trips along that stretch. The rebuild replaces 1960s waterlines and buries power lines before new asphalt goes down, so the street should hold up longer once work wraps.
Further reading
For more on home and neighborhood improvement projects across the valley, see Home Renovation.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Fox5vegas.
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