Congrats to the motor guys.

Recently, I wrote about the new “Eldora” substation being completed and then being abandoned by the department due to lack of funds and personnel.
We’ve learned that the LVMPD administration has now opted to move the traffic bureau to the new Eldora substation.


The traffic bureau is the last “substation” to receive a new substation and has historically always been the last to receive any benefits.
Northwest Patrol has its new substation on west Cheyenne, moved from the old Jones and Hargrove location.


Southeast Patrol has its location at Pearl and Harmon after moving from the old station at Atlantic and St. Louis (The current traffic station)


Southwest substation, now called “Enterprise” is located at Windmill and Rainbow after closing down the Spring Mountain and Duneville location.


Northeast substation is now at Pecos and Walnut, after abandoning “Fort Mojave” at Washington and Mojave


South Central has a new substation located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Russell.


Convention Center Command has a well equipped new facility behind the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Downtown Area Command has a new station on Bonanza, east of Las Vegas Boulevard.
The Traffic Bureau had been stuck in the basement of City Hall and then shoveled over to the old (built in the early 70’s), refurbished Southeast substation, with the help of the city.  The city pitched in some funds to help in the re-opening of the station as long as the neighbors had the police presence and was able to take reports from citizens.


The original plan was to allow the motorcycle mechanics to be housed at the substation, in the same building.  A large storage area in the building seemed to be appropriate for the mechanics, and the logistics were perfect for the officers and mechanics.  The officers could drop off their bikes with the mechanics during their briefing times and the bikes were usually done after briefing.  No extra travel times and mileage.  Evidently, some other accoutrements were needed to house the mechanics and the department wasn’t willing to pay out the extra money to accommodate them, so they moved back to the Decatur and Oquendo location, approximately 20 minutes away from traffic briefing.  The other accommodations in the building were sparse and archaic, to say the least.


The new substation should be a godsend for the traffic division and well deserved.
The problems?


Contractors that were working on the Eldora substation bailed out, in the middle of their contracted work.  Since LVMPD takes lowest bids, many bid so low to assure that they would get the contract but then realized they couldn’t do the work for that price, so they walked away, leaving the job partially completed. 
Several jobs were done, only to be re-done over and over again, sometimes with less than desirable results.
And what happens when the Sheriff decides to make the Eldora Substation a patrol station again?  Where does traffic go then?


The city is building a new City Hall.


Does it have a basement?