The light is officially on for Project Neon.
The massive road construction project in Las Vegas, which has been budgeted as high as $1.8 billion, received the go-ahead from Nevada state lawmakers when $60 million was allocated on July 11. Project Neon is expected to provide improvements to I-15 and the reopening of F Street into West Las Vegas. F Street, which takes motorists to an African-American neighborhood, did not have access to I-15 during earlier construction, and officials were accused of trying to block the area from downtown redevelopment.