The Las Vegas Monorail will resume operations on May 27 after being idled since last March due to the Covid pandemic.
The reopening is timed to coincide with the Memorial Day holiday and the return to the Las Vegas Convention Center in early June of the World of Concrete trade show, the newly expanded venue’s first major event since the pandemic hit last March.
The Convention Center’s owner, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which purchased the elevated people-mover out of bankruptcy in December, said it was “thrilled” to have the 3.9-mile line ferrying passengers once again along the Las Vegas Strip.
The Monorail will serve as a “reliable and safe transportation solution for passengers looking for an efficient way to navigate to the Las Vegas Convention Center and throughout the resort corridor,” LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said.
The service will operate 7 a.m. to midnight on Mondays, 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and weekends from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Riders will be required to wear face masks at all times, customers will be encouraged to maintain social distancing whenever possible, and hand sanitizing will be available at the system’s seven stations, the authority said.
Tickets went on sale May 11 and will be discounted for Nevada residents.
