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Clark County on Wednesday finished installing close to 800 steel posts between the street and sidewalks along the Las Vegas Strip to increase pedestrian safety.

The posts, known as bollards, are interconnected by underground steel frames. They can withstand a head-on collision from a 15,000-pound vehicle traveling 50 mph.

The posts were installed at seven locations between Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road. Next year the county plans to install 7,500 bollards along the Strip between Sahara Avenue and the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.

Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of a woman driving an Oldsmobile sedan onto the sidewalk in front of Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort, killing one person and injuring more than 30 others.

Shows are scheduled to begin a year from now.

The singer said she was following in the footsteps of entertainers such as Elvis, onetime touring partner Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra in “creating a new show unlike anything Vegas has ever seen before,” according to a news release.

Lady Gaga, 31, brings a huge fan following with her. During her career, she has sold 30 million albums worldwide. The singer also has almost 30 million Instagram followers and 75 million Twitter followers.
Currently she’s on the Joanne World Tour (for her fifth album “Joanne”), which ends next year. She toured with longtime Vegas singer Bennett in 2015 too.

Lady Gaga’s shows will be held at the 5,300-seat Park Theater, which opened in 2016. It’s part of the old Monte Carlo that’s being transformed into two new hotels: the Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas.

Dates and ticket information haven’t yet been released. Stay tuned at the Park Theater’s website.

First wave of safety posts installed along Las Vegas Strip

Lady Gaga coming to Las Vegas for two years with new show at Park MGM