[BobL]

“... drivers were being redirected all the way through Lake Mead National Park.”

Since when did a man-made lake qualify as a National Park? I must be behind the times.

[Flycatcher]

“... drivers were being redirected all the way through Lake Mead National Park.” Since when did a man-made lake qualify as a National Park? I must be behind the times.

It's officially the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and includes Black Canyon and Lake Mohave. But the National Park Service manages it. The incompetent journalist should have noted that.

But it's a journalist, so...