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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Updated: Aug. 4, 2011 | 8:04 a.m.
An entertainment, retail and dining corridor that could feature the world's largest Ferris wheel cleared a major hurdle when Clark County commissioners approved the land use and design Wednesday.
Caesars Entertainment aims to start work this month on the $500 million complex, known as Project Linq, which will stretch between Imperial Palace and the Flamingo casinos. The 326,000-square-foot project, scheduled to be finished in 2013, will create 3,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs.
Project Linq will depart from the typical hotel-casino model , said Caesars spokesman Gary Thompson, noting it will have no central gaming area.
"This is more of an entertainment experience," he said. "This will be the first significant development in Las Vegas since last year. We think it's going to attract quite a few people."
Venetian representatives voiced concerns Wednesday about traffic, and Thompson said Caesars and Venetian officials will meet to discuss any concerns.
The 550-foot Ferris wheel will be a key attraction. It would be larger than the Singapore Flyer and the London Eye, Thompson said, making it the world's biggest.
To accommodate the complex, Audrie Street and Ida Avenue will be converted from public to private streets, and adjacent parcels will be used for surface parking.
Commissioner Steve Sisolak said the project will give the Strip and the entire area a boost by creating a new destination and thousands of jobs.
"I think it's fabulous," Sisolak said.
Contact reporter Scott Wyland at swyland@reviewjournal.com or 702-455-4519.
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So, who wants to be first, on the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, when the temperature high is,,,say,,, 108 degrees in the shade? Start the ride with the soft skin of a 12 year old, finish the ride looking like beef jerky.
I thought Caesars was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy? You would think that they'd try to pay down their debt before taking on another project. Anyone that gives them any financing should have their head examined.
WOW! The world's biggert Ferris wheel! WOW!
"Those who forget history are bound to repeat it." Recall the MGM theme park? Where is it now?
When do we find out that Caesars Entertainment is seeking public funds to do this?
I was hoping that they would implode the IP as a part of this development.
Yep, and I hope they can hire all the "street performers".
better would be to make the south strip a pedestrian mall as is fremont. motor vehicle traffic limited to emergency vehicles, licensed pedicabs, or people mover trams as at theme parks. and cops on bikes or those two wheeled gizmos as at some airports and shopping malls. all vehicular traffic [limo, cab, bus, delivery] at the rear or side entrances of the joints as is available now... caesar's mgm, ti, mirage. planet ho, imperial palace, etc. "traffic" in a people mover tram would be more efficient than the current cars, cabs, and buses. and likely even faster what with the usual 2 or 3 light changes to get through a cross street intersection. the promenade could then permit an extension of the joints' premises toward the blvd. each joint could have a sound/performing stage, beverage/snack/ice cream stand, or sidewalk cafe/bistro. and mebbe some sample of the entertainment within, a la carnival barkers at a side show. those who've been around remember the complaints when fremont went from two-way vehicular traffic to one way. then to no-way. who wants to see fremont returned to cars and cabs ?
Sounds good.... I just hope it does not go the same way as the monorail...
I'll believe in it when I hear the yells of people stuck on it.