F1, Clark County to pay for Vegas track paving

Clark County and Formula 1 are "set to enter into a public-private partnership" as the two sides "negotiate infrastructure improvements" tied to the Nov. 18 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The partnership will be discussed at next week’s Clark County Commission meeting and "would be linked to the costs of readying the 3.8-mile track" for this fall’s inaugural race weekend. County documents "do not note the potential cost" of the paving work. If the item is approved, it would "allow for those discussions surrounding the use of public money" to occur. Crews began the monthslong track-repaving project in April on the public roads that "will make up the majority of the race’s track." A "final round of track paving" then will occur between July 16 and Sept. 15 (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/31).