Bob McKenzie
Bob McKenzie
Sportscaster known for his covering of ice hockey in Canada for The Sports Network. He joined the network in 1986.
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth16 August 1956
CityToronto, Canada
avoid best boulevard judgment local primary roads route serve vegas
We need locals to use the north-south roads that serve them best. If you're a local and have a better route to avoid some of the congestion, use your best judgment. Of course, Las Vegas Boulevard is the primary north-south route.
decided growth limit miles per primary reduce safety speed
Safety is out primary concern, so with the growth that we have in the southwest, we decided to reduce the speed limit to 45 miles per hour.
drive hoping limit people reduced seem speed stretch strictly
People seem to drive at their own speed sometimes. So the new speed limit will be strictly enforced. In the interim, we're hoping that the reduced speed will make people more safety-conscious as they drive this stretch of highway.
hours
Crews will be working 24 hours a day.
course next number
U.S. 95 is going to have a number of closures over the course of the next year. This is the real McCoy.
allow crosses generally hope problem provide safety signs
We hope those crosses won't be a distraction to the motorists. As long as those signs don't provide a safety problem or distraction to motorists, we generally allow those.
crosses hope
We hope those crosses won't be a distraction to the motorists.
decision
If they do feel it's distracting, then we'll have them removed. As of this time, no decision has been made.
determine planning safest speed study
We're planning to do another speed study to determine the safest speed on that highway.
increasing southern traffic
Traffic is increasing here in Southern Nevada. There's more of a need.
anticipate concrete problems similar
We don't anticipate any concrete problems similar to this.
debated effort raise whether
It was debated whether to continue, but now there's an all-out effort to raise awareness.
road traveled
There are a lot of considerations, especially on a road that is as traveled as I-15.
sports media sprinkles
If I were the commissioner of all sports media, the one change I would make is to sprinkle a little niceness and civility across our industry. Just a touch.