UPDATE: Cottonwood Cove Road reopened by 10 p.m. Saturday.
ROAD UPDATE: Cottonwood Cove Road is now open.
— Lake Mead (@lakemeadnps) August 28, 2016
ORIGINAL STORY
CLARK COUNTY (KTNV) -- Crews are working to repair Cottonwood Cove Road after parts of it were washed out due to flooding.
In the past day, storms dumped 1 1/2 inches of rain near Cottonwood Cove, causing flash flooding. National Park Service rangers and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers closed the road around 10 p.m. Friday.
Employees and individuals who are at the resort and marina are able to leave the area; however, four-wheel drive is recommended. Other visitors who bypass the closure may be cited by law enforcement.
Cottonwood Cove is east of Searchlight and just north of Lake Mohave in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Officials are hoping to have the road reopened by Sunday.
Repair crews are on site at Cottonwood Cove Road. We hope to have the road open by Sunday. Stay tuned for updates. pic.twitter.com/lmVHJRPnYn
— Lake Mead (@lakemeadnps) August 27, 2016
U.S. 95 from State Route 163 to Interstate 40 was also closed from around 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday due to flooding.
