Traffic Alert: I-15 southbound traffic backed up as EDC crowd leaves Las Vegas

Caroline Bleakley
·1 min read

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The are traffic delays on southbound I-15 Monday morning as thousands of people leave the Electric Daisy Carnival festival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

<em>Traffic delays on I-15 southbound at I-15 and North Las Vegas Blvd. (KLAS)</em>
Traffic delays on I-15 southbound at I-15 and North Las Vegas Blvd. (KLAS)

The three-day overnight dance music festival ended around 5 a.m. and vehicles with festival-goers headed home are causing a major traffic back-up on I-15. It’s estimated as many as 500,000 people attended the festival over the three days. Local motorists who use I-15 southbound might want to find an alternate route.

The heavy traffic is expected to last a few hours and will impact the morning commute.

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