I-15 even saw a three-day closure in January when the Nevada Department of Transportation tore down the northern part of the Tropicana Avenue bridge over the interstate.īut Dropicana wasn’t the only road project slowing drivers down this year. Shortly after the ball dropped in New York City to signal the start of the new year, Vegas saw it’s own drop with the beginning of the “Dropicana” project - the demolition of the Tropicana Avenue bridge over Interstate 15. Neverending construction, and the new Nevada state flower Here are Las Vegas’ best gaffs and laughs of 2023: (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Ģ023 was an eventful year for Las Vegas, and as the city saw massive events like the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the debut of the largest sphere-shaped building in the world, people went to the internet to make jokes on the absurdity of Sin City.
Las Vegas had an eventful and meme-ful 2023.
