A mile-long stretch of Simmons Street that residents have complained about for years is finally getting a fix. North Las Vegas is planning a $4.6 million improvement project along the road from Red Coach Avenue to Hammer Lane, with construction targeted to begin in early 2027.
The city could select a contractor for the job later this year, according to KTNV, which first reported on the planned upgrade. The project is expected to include roadway design, widening, infill and rehabilitation work, along with new street lights, signs and striping along the roughly one-mile corridor.
For residents like Dietrich Mayfield, who lives near Simmons Street and relies on it as one of his main routes for getting around, the announcement is welcome news after a long wait. He described the road as super bumpy and said it has been that way for a long time, per the station's report. Mayfield said he has changed the shocks in his truck twice and believes the road's rough condition may have contributed to the wear.
Years of Rough Rides and Growing Frustration
Mayfield told the outlet the coming improvements would be appreciated. Another viewer who commutes on Simmons Street said the road and the surrounding area near Centennial have worsened since she moved there in 2019, according to the same account. Their complaints echo a pattern of resident concern that has built over the years as the corridor has lagged behind other completed sections of Simmons Street.
The 2027 project isn't emerging in isolation. North Las Vegas included the Simmons Street construction work in its 2027-2031 capital improvement plan, and the groundwork for it goes back much further than most drivers might realize. The city approved an interlocal contract with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada back in August 2019 for up to $600,000 in Fuel Revenue Indexing funds to cover initial engineering and design for this exact stretch of road.
A Corridor Rebuilt in Phases
Official project status filings from the transportation commission in October 2021 laid out the scope in more detail, describing new asphalt pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, LED street lights, utility relocations, signage, and striping for the Red Coach-to-Hammer Lane segment. That scope lines up closely with what KTNV reports the city now expects to build starting in 2027.
This isn't the first time North Las Vegas has poured serious money into Simmons Street. The city completed a two-phase, $19 million-plus improvement project along Simmons Street between Cheyenne Avenue and Alexander Road back in March 2016, adding flood control facilities, repaved lanes, LED lighting, new sidewalks, and a traffic signal at Gowan Road, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 2027 project effectively continues that northward march of upgrades.
Neighboring Projects Stack Up Around Simmons
The corridor sits in the middle of a busy stretch of regional infrastructure work right now. North Las Vegas and the City of Las Vegas broke ground in November 2024 on a joint $37.7 million complete streets project on Lake Mead Boulevard between Losee Road and Simmons Street, a project the city says will continue through fall 2026, right before Simmons Street work is set to begin.
At the northern end of the corridor, the transportation commission allocated $350,000 in Fuel Revenue Indexing funds in June 2024 for roadway improvements on Hammer Lane from Flying Arrow Place to Simmons Street. And underground, the Clark County Regional Flood Control District extended an interlocal contract through June 2026 for the $12.2 million Gowan Outfall project along Alexander Road and Simmons Street, building major storm drains designed to reduce regional flood risk before more surface paving moves forward.
Safety Concerns Remain Along the Corridor
The road's condition isn't just a comfort issue for drivers like Mayfield. The city's Local Road Safety Plan has flagged the nearby intersection of Simmons Street and Craig Road as a high-priority location due to a history of fatal and severe-injury collisions, recommending traffic signal upgrades and enhanced pedestrian features, Hoodline previously reported following a fatal crash there in May. The corridor has also seen other tragedy nearby, including a deadly crash near West Carey Avenue reported in April.
Simmons Street also runs past Desert Horizons Park, an 11-acre municipal park at 3750 Simmons Street with sports fields and walking trails that draws heavy neighborhood use. The park has been the site of its own recent troubles, underscoring how much community activity surrounds this stretch of road.
Part of a Bigger Citywide Push
The Simmons Street project is one piece of a much larger capital campaign. According to a March 2026 report from the North Las Vegas Public Works Department, the city had $78.6 million in active interlocal agreement construction projects focused on roadway rehabilitation, capacity, traffic signals, and pedestrian safety citywide. That includes other major efforts, such as the roughly $38 million repaving and utility overhaul underway on Las Vegas Boulevard North.
The scale of investment reflects the city's rapid growth over the past two decades. North Las Vegas grew by 92.7% between 2000 and 2016, reaching over 240,000 residents across its 101-square-mile footprint and becoming Nevada's fourth-largest city, according to a report from the Nevada Legislature. That surge in suburban development, planners have found, outpaced many of the area's original rural road designs, leaving gaps in sidewalks and pavement that cities like North Las Vegas are still working to close.
For now, residents like Mayfield are left waiting for the city to pick a contractor later this year, with construction still roughly a year away. Until then, the bumps he says he has learned to live with will likely remain part of his daily commute.
