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
increasing southern traffic
Traffic is increasing here in Southern Nevada. There's more of a need.
bid design project
In a project like this, there is a design time. There are considerations to be made with engineering. You go through the design process, then the bid process, then the construction.
absolutely certain charges days hours maybe months weeks
This is just the beginning. This isn't going to take days or hours to complete, this is going to take weeks and maybe even months to complete. And I think you can be absolutely certain more charges are going to be laid.
hours
Crews will be working 24 hours a day.
determine planning safest speed study
We're planning to do another speed study to determine the safest speed on that highway.
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.
city delays
Southbound (traffic) going into the city won't be impacted by the delays on northbound I-15.
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.
decision
If they do feel it's distracting, then we'll have them removed. As of this time, no decision has been made.
alternate automobile expect less normally traffic truck trucks
There was a lot of truck traffic. You don't expect trucks to use alternate routes. But there was a lot less automobile traffic than you'd normally see there.
debated effort raise whether
It was debated whether to continue, but now there's an all-out effort to raise awareness.
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.
running country people
Are the people who run for president really the best in a country of 240 million? If so, something has happened to the gene pool.