“I’m worried that I won’t be able to make it to my shift in time,” said Marcus Lucas, a utility porter at the Mirage who now leaves for work 90 minutes before his shift begins because of the race-related construction, in a statement read to commissioners. “I’m excited about the Formula One race as well as the other events coming to town. This is my hometown and the growth over the years has been amazing, but we have to get to work and back home to our families.”