Bureau of Reclamation News: Traffic to be Temporarily Delayed to Allow Vietnam War Memorial Wall Across Hoover Dam

Lower Colorado Region
Boulder City, Nev.

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Released On: November 03, 2008

Traffic to be Temporarily Delayed to Allow Vietnam War Memorial Wall Across Hoover Dam

MEDIA ADVISORY

Traffic to be Temporarily Delayed to Allow Vietnam War Memorial Wall Across Hoover Dam

Motorists planning to drive across Hoover Dam on Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, should anticipate a delay from approximately 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

At about 10 a.m., the Hoover Dam Police Department will stop traffic to escort a traveling Vietnam War Memorial Wall across the dam.

The event was organized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which expects 400-600 motorcycles and other vehicles to accompany the replica across the dam.

The ¾ scale replica of the memorial is being transported from Arizona to Nevada for display at the Davis Funeral Home & Memorial Park, 6200 S. Eastern Ave., Nov. 6-9.

For information about the "Wall," visit http://www.dignitymemorial.com/DignityMemorial/VietnamWall.aspx.

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