Trail to close for construction Tracking progress
Erosion control, cleanup to be done by Sept. 20
A popular hiking trail along the Las Vegas Wash will be closed starting next week to make way for construction related to erosion control on the wash and the ongoing cleanup of a decades-old industrial site at the edge of Henderson.
Contractors will be installing underground pipes to capture and treat groundwater contaminated with perchlorate and other pollutants that have been seeping into the wash from the Black Mountain Industrial complex for years.
The Pabco Trailhead, about two and half miles downstream from the Nature Center at Clark County Wetlands Park, will be closed from Monday through Sept. 20 to accommodate the work. Visitors also should expect temporary closures to portions of the South Loop Trail at the park during construction, county officials announced Thursday.
In separate but related work in the area, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is building a new flow-control structure called a weir upstream from the Pabco Trailhead and rebuilding an old weir downstream. The project is part of an ongoing effort by the authority and its partners to reduce erosion and improve wetland and riparian habitat along the Las Vegas Wash, which carries the valley’s treated wastewater and storm runoff to Lake Mead.
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Signs will be posted to notify visitors about the trail closures and detours. Updates on the work will be available on the Clark County Wetland Park’s website or by calling the park at 702-455-7522.