LAS VEGAS -- Rat
Pack and Elvis impersonators will join Las Vegas showgirls and
other entertainers at Caesars Palace Oct. 27 for the launch of
double-decker bus service by the Regional Transportation Commission
of Southern Nevada.
The new service,
known as the Deuce, features 40-foot-long buses that can
accommodate 53 passengers on the upper deck and 27 passengers on
the lower deck with room for 17 people to stand; there also is
space for two wheelchairs.
The vehicles will
make a 17.25-mile loop, which includes 73 stops, along the Strip,
from the South Strip Transfer Terminal at the south end of the
Strip to the Downtown Transportation Center at the north end of the
Strip.
Tickets can be
purchased on buses and, starting in December, at Deuce ticket
vending machines located at each bus stop on the Strip.
A day pass will
cost $5, and a one-ride ticket will cost $2. Through Nov. 30, a
monthly pass will cost $30. On Dec. 1, the price will increase to
$40.
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