To drive anywhere on the Strip in Las Vegas after the sun goes down is rarely going to be simple and easy. There is always traffic on both sides of the street. It is going to take longer than expected to get to your destination, but it usually beats trekking long distances in heels or getting popped for DUI.
However, those who caught a cab or an Uber on Saturday night before the Super Bowl might have preferred to walk. The sore feet may have been better than the lengthy trip from point-a to point-b.
Traffic was a nightmare. Even more than usual.
Las Vegas was gridlocked in every direction. Brake lights covered the entire city. Every freeway exit was jammed up for up to half a mile, if not more. Nobody was able to get above 10 miles per hour, if that!
Things were so chaotic that cars trying to ensure that they did not get stuck at an intersection made the problems even worse by blocking the box. The traffic lights were rendered irrelevant. Even if the light was green, there was nowhere to go because people coming from the other direction were in the path.
Even those trying to go straight down the strip were forced into the center of the citywide parking lot.
Not breaking news but traffic is really bad in front of Caesars Palace, basically a stand still for cars going south on the Las Vegas Strip.#SuperBowl2024 pic.twitter.com/PAWCBQ2CQg
— Sean Hemmersmeier (@seanhemmers34) February 11, 2024
While Saturday night was awful, it did not get much better on Sunday morning.
Las Vegas is still congested.
According to boots on the ground, traffic as of 5:00 a.m. local time was essentially on par with a standard non-Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas. The flow of traffic with less than 12 hours until kickoff was equivalent to a normal Friday night— which is not usually smooth or easy.
Anybody who is trying to get to Allegiant Stadium in time for kickoff will need to plan ahead! It’s going to be chaos trying to leave the Strip and the surrounding area. Las Vegas traffic for the Super Bowl is mayhem.