Henderson officials touted progress made as a $172 million project to remake Boulder Highway wrapped up its first year of work.

The Henderson-led project is upgrading the highway between Wagon Wheel and Tulip Falls drives — a 7.5-mile stretch of roadway that accounts for 25 percents of traffic deaths in the city.

Plans call for reducing the number of traffic lanes from six to four while upgrading pedestrian features, including wider sidewalks, adding a multiuse lane on both sides of the road and improving lighting. The project will also create a center-run bus rapid transit system and add elevated bike lanes on both sides of the roadway.

During the first year, crews have:

— Added more than 20,000 feet of storm drain, including five major connections near Lake Mead and Sunset Road, to r

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