General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Monorail line |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 3.8 miles | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| number of stations | 7 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 650 000 000 |
Chronology
| 1993 | The Las Vegas Monorail System begins as an early transit venture between MGM Grand and Bally's Hotels. That year the two casinos announce to build a mile-long monorail under the franchise MGM Grand/Bally's, LLC to connect the two properties. An extension is already envisioned. |
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| January 1997 | State legislation is passed allowing Clark County to grant a public monorail franchise to the private sector. |
| May 2000 | The Las Vegas Monorail company is created and becomes owner of the new system through acquisition of MGM's-Bally's Monorail, LLC. Transit System Management is created by MGM/Mirage and Park Place Entertainment and is responsible for overseeing and managing the design and day-to-day operations of the monorail. |
| 16 August 2001 | Official groundbreaking for the extension of the MGM Grand/Bally's line and the Sahara Hotel and Casino. |
| 20 January 2004 | Expected opening of the 7 station system (including the original MGM Grand/Bally's section). |
| June 2004 | Expected groundbreaking for a 2.3 mile extension to Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas. |
| 2007 | Expected opening of the extension to Fremont Street. |
Notes
The system consists of a dual parallel guideway track made of percast, prestressed concrete beams.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Alweg-Bahn. transpress-Verlag, Stuttgart (Germany).
- (1995): MGM Grand/Bally's Monorail. In: VSL News, v. 6, n. 1 ( 1995), pp. 11.
- Neue Las Vegas Monorail™. Fahrerlose, einschienige Schnellbahn entlang der östlichen Seite des Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 12 ( 2003- 2004), pp. 48.
- Nouveau système du Monorail™ de Las Vegas. Monorail rapide, sans conducteur, le long du côté est du Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 12 ( 2003- 2004), pp. 48.
- (2003): Riding High in Las Vegas. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 73, n. 3 (March 2003).
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10000107 - Published on:
04/07/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
