Strip pedestrian bridge enclosures have gone up, blocking views of Las Vegas Boulevard, just a little over a week away from the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix returning to Southern Nevada.

The installation of the bridge enclosures began last week and is slated to wrap up Wednesday morning, with only the Venetian bridge having installation work left. The modified pedestrian bridges block the view of the race from those walking across the structures and prevent objects from being tossed on the street as racing is occurring.

Bridges that will be enclosed ahead of race weekend connect Wynn and Venetian, Caesars Palace and Cromwell and Planet Hollywood and the Cosmopolitan.

In the first two years of the race, pedestrians have crowded the bridges and torn down portions of the shielding mate

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