Las Vegas Monorail

The initial, privately-funded system involved a 0.8 mile, manually operated shuttle system connecting two major hotels. On July 15, 2004, the Phase 1 expansion of the system opened to the public, carrying standing-room-only crowds. This four-mile route along the east side of the Las Vegas strip, is now more than tripled its stops, serving seven hotels. Plans are underway for a substantial Phase 2 expansion of this system by the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) to connect the hotel/resort area with downtown. Lea+Elliott has been a major participant in the Las Vegas monorail system, having performed five different contracts for the RTC:

• In 1997 Lea+Elliott assisted in the Las Vegas Major Investment Study. Lea+Elliott's responsibilities included transit technology assessment, alternative development and evaluation, and estimation of capital O&M costs.
   

• In 1999 Lea+Elliott further assisted in development of the Monorail Project Definition and DEIS that included: definition of the alternatives; review of the system, operations, and facilities requirements; operational and cost modeling; and provided overall QA reviews.
   

• In 2001-2002 Lea+Elliott was responsible for the systems engineering portion of the monorail preliminary engineering work for the Phase 2 extension of the Las Vegas Monorail (LVM) System.
  
  Also in 2001-2002 Lea+Elliott assisted with the development of a Maintenance and Storage Facility for the Phase 2 monorail system.

• In 2002 Lea+Elliott was selected as part of a team of technical consultants to provide project management support throughout the entire Phase 2 implementation and commissioning activities. Our responsibilities included engineering oversight of system designs including vehicles, propulsion power distribution, train control, communications, station equipment, maintenance equipment, and system operations and maintenance. Lea+Elliott is also responsible for oversight of system safety and the security of passengers.

Lea+Elliott will continue to assist the RTC during the implementation of the complete Phase 2 monorail system.

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