South of the 215, on both sides of Green Valley Parkway, concrete columns have been rising out of fenced-off dirt since late summer. If you drive past The District at Green Valley Ranch every day, you have watched them grow. These columns won't hold up a ramp or a new lane. They are the first pieces of a bridge for people on foot and on bikes.
For anyone who walks, runs or rides the 215 Beltway Trail, the bridge matters less right now than what has closed while it gets built. The official detour sends trail users to Paseo Verde Parkway. Until spring, that road is the trail. It also passes an Amargosa Trail trailhead, a fenced dog park and a short drive to four miles of lighted Pittman Wash path.
What the Columns Become
The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Road Warrior column reported on October 5 that the columns are the first visible parts of a pedestrian bridge over Green Valley Parkway. The bridge is part of the $160 million widening of the 215 Beltway between Pecos Road/St. Rose Parkway and Stephanie Street. The City of Henderson describes it as a crossing at Village Walk Drive that will connect the two sides of The District.
According to the Review-Journal, the bridge will let pedestrians and cyclists cross between the two halves of the shopping center without dealing with the cars below. It will also keep the 215 Beltway Trail continuous for the people who use it. Project engineer Kevie Remynse told the paper the ramp walls come next. "The actual bridge structure is expected to be delivered in March, (with) bridge substantially complete around April of next year," she said.
That means the bridge is still about five months out, and setting the span takes its own disruption. Green Valley Parkway will close fully in one direction at a time, overnight, while crews lift the bridge into place. The Review-Journal put those closures in March or April. Remynse said the team would give as much notice as possible and try not to land them on a busy weekend.
Two Trail Closures, One Detour
The Henderson 215 project's construction update dated October 15 lists two long-term trail closures through Green Valley, and both send people to Paseo Verde Parkway. A shorter sidewalk closure at the bridge site has its own detour.
| Closed segment | Work underway | Where users are sent |
|---|---|---|
| I-215 Trail, Valle Verde Dr to St. Rose Pkwy | Sound wall installation; the trail connection at Dos Escuelas Park is also closed | Paseo Verde Pkwy |
| I-215 Trail, Arroyo Grande Blvd to Stephanie St | Retaining walls and trail realignment | Paseo Verde Pkwy |
| Green Valley Pkwy sidewalk, Corporate Circle to south of Village Walk Dr | Pedestrian bridge structure, traffic signals, NV Energy work | Northbound side of Green Valley Pkwy |
Neither the bulletin nor the city's project listing gives a reopening date for either trail segment. The bridge timeline is the clearest marker anyone has published. The project website carries the current update. The team can be reached at [email protected] or 702.938.5444.
Paseo Verde Parkway, Read as a Trail
The detour passes an Amargosa trailhead and a dog park. Two city parks sit on Paseo Verde Parkway itself, and a third stays open nearby even though its trail connection is fenced off.
Paseo Verde Park, 1851 Paseo Verde Pkwy. The city lists it as one of four trailheads for the Amargosa Trail. The others are Siena Heights Park, Reunion Trails Park and Hidden Falls Park. Henderson describes the Amargosa as a 10-mile, mostly paved trail, with a natural-surface mountain biking section. Paseo Verde Park has restrooms, courts and play areas but no dog park.
Paseo Vista Park, 2505 Paseo Verde Pkwy. This is the dog park on the detour. The city's listing for the park also includes walking trails and restrooms. Henderson's dog-park rules set hours at 7 a.m. to dusk where there are no lights and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. where there are. Each person may bring up to three dogs, and dogs must stay leashed until they are inside the off-leash area.
Dos Escuelas Park, 1 Golden View Dr. The trail connection from the 215 is closed, but the city's park directory still lists the park with a dog park, restrooms and a playground. Park hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The city's current closures page shows no park-wide closure. For now, the way in is from the street.
These three parks change what the closure costs you. The closed beltway segment ran next to a freeway. The detour passes a trailhead with restrooms and connects to 10 miles of Amargosa Trail. On a weekday walk, you give up little by staying on the detour until the bridge opens.
Where the Longer Miles Are
For runners and cyclists who used the 215 trail for distance, the Amargosa is one long option. The other is the Pittman Wash Trail. The City of Henderson describes the Pittman Wash corridor as four miles between Pebble Road and Arroyo Grande Boulevard.
The Arroyo Grande end is the most useful starting point this season. Arroyo Grande Sports Complex, at 298 Arroyo Grande Blvd., has parking, restrooms, a dog park and a lighted trail open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Those lit hours matter more now that it gets dark early. TrailLink's Pittman Wash page also lists parking at Pecos Legacy Park and Silver Springs Park, and notes restrooms and water fountains at Pecos Legacy. The trail is asphalt the whole way.
There are two more dog-park options away from the construction:
- Acacia Park and Acacia Demonstration Gardens, 50 Casa Del Fuego St., which has a dog park
- Arroyo Grande Sports Complex, the same stop as the Pittman Wash trailhead above
Cornerstone Park, at 1600 Wigwam Pkwy., has walking trails and restrooms but is not on the city's dog-park list. Through the holidays, Cornerstone Park and the Pittman Wash Trail are also where two neighborhood traditions take place.
The Season on the Same Paths
The year-round Henderson Farmers Market at Cornerstone Park runs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is closed November 28 and December 26. If you can walk to Cornerstone, you can make the market part of a Saturday loop. The city notes that market dates can change or be canceled without notice, so check the schedule before you head out.
On Saturday, December 12, the city's Reindeer Dash 5K and 1-Mile Walk runs from 10 a.m. to noon. It starts at Cornerstone Park and heads out to the Pittman Wash Trail. The race uses one of the trail routes the 215 closures didn't touch.
The Calendar From Here to the Bridge
The dates come from two sources: the Review-Journal's October 5 report and the city's project listing.
- By the end of 2026: The added lanes on the 215 off-ramps to Pecos/St. Rose in both directions are expected to open. The upgraded eastbound off-ramp to Green Valley Parkway should be substantially complete.
- March 2027: The bridge structure is expected to arrive. Overnight directional closures of Green Valley Parkway to set it are expected in March or April.
- Around April 2027: The pedestrian bridge is expected to be substantially complete. Work on converting the Green Valley Parkway interchange into a diverging diamond is expected to begin around then. That work will bring single-lane overnight restrictions and some two-lane daytime restrictions.
- End of 2027: The two added freeway lanes in each direction are expected to open to traffic.
- March 2028 to mid-2028: The Review-Journal reported substantial completion set for March 2028. The city's current-project page says mid-2028.
The project began in May 2025. As of early October it was just under 50 percent complete and on budget, according to the Review-Journal. No mainline closures of the Beltway are planned. Ramp closures will keep happening off and on, and the team tries to give at least a week's notice.
There is also a longer-range project east of here. The Review-Journal reported in June that Henderson's proposed Black Mountain Nature Preserve would make existing informal trails official and link them to Hidden Falls Park, the Amargosa Trail and the McCullough Hills Trail, with construction targeted for early 2027. Both projects touch the Amargosa, the same trail the Paseo Verde detour leads to.
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