Construction trumps casinos as Formula One spectacle nears the starting line in Las Vegas


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November 16, 2023

Construction trumps casinos as Formula One spectacle nears the starting line in Las Vegas

Crews spent six months smoothing roads and building temporary grandstands.

By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

Photo/John Locher [enlarge]

Construction workers build a grandstand in front of the fountains at Bellagio hotel-casino along the Las Vegas Strip in this Sept. 19 photo. AP

LAS VEGAS — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won't be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won't be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

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Construction trumps casinos as Formula One spectacle nears the starting line in Las Vegas