For a group of businesses near the Las Vegas Strip, road construction and closures for this week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix continue to be costly.
Lisa Mayo-DeRiso, a spokesperson for several of those businesses, calls the effects from the race — now in its second year — “intolerable for the business owners.” Four businesses have taken legal action over lost revenue against Formula One, which is contracted to host the race for 10 years…
The race events are Thursday through Saturday, and are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, all with their eyes set on the drivers who will be racing at top speeds of roughly 200 mph down the 3.8-mile, 17-turn track that includes the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.
