Transportation

Neighborhood association slams DesertXpress rail plan

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line, formerly DesertXpress.

A Southern Nevada rural neighborhood organization has sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration calling the proposed DesertXpress high-speed rail plan "a complete farce."

Public transit stalemate likely headed to court

The fate of the valley’s public transit service remains in question — and likely again headed for the courts — after the Regional Transportation Commission board was unable to come to a resolution Thursday.

Delays possible for 2 weeks during work at airport connector tunnel

Roadwork at McCarran International Airport might cause traffic delays in the airport connector tunnel during the next two weeks.

Fatal accident solidifies senator's drive for safety

State Sen. Shirley Breeden poses at the U.S. 95-Las Vegas Beltway interchange on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Breeden authored a new law that bans using handheld cellphones and electronic devices while driving.

There was nothing spectacular about the intersection — two busy roads, traffic signals, narrow medians, gas stations on two corners and a pizza joint on another.

Fuel spill snarls traffic on U.S. 95

Fuel gushed from a tractor-trailer on Tuesday causing traffic delays on northbound U.S. 95 near Rancho Drive.

Nevada gas prices drop 11 cents in a month

Gas prices in Nevada fell over the past month, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas now at $3.60 in the state, according to AAA. Today’s average price is 11 cents lower than the price from last month’s report.

State, property owners $24 million apart on value of land for I-15 widening

Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 between the Spaghetti Bowl and Sahara Avenue and will add a new ramp to connect the U.S. 95 HOV lanes with the I-15 express lanes.

As state transportation officials set out to buy land for the widening of Interstate 15 through the heart of the Las Vegas Valley, they're seeing a wide gap between what they're willing to pay and what property owners are willing to accept.

DesertXpress hopes for federal loan, aims for 2012 start on work

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line, formerly DesertXpress.

CARSON CITY – Officials with the proposed high-speed train linking Las Vegas and Southern California expect to get an answer in six to nine months on plans to borrow about $6 billion from the federal government.

Completion of I-15 paving project eases commute, improves ride

A sealing crew inspects a section of roadway during resurfacing of Interstate 15 between Tropicana Avenue and Charleston Boulevard on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.

Las Vegas motorists can rejoice: The repaving work on Interstate 15 is essentially done. Just a month after the work began creating massive traffic jams and turned the state’s busiest freeway into a sea of red lights, the orange barrels are out of the way and motorists now have a smoother, quieter ride through town.

Collins was a consultant, briefly, for transportation company up for contract

Elected officials, government employees and onlookers were dismayed last week at word that Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins had been hired to consult on behalf of Veolia Transportation Services, one of the companies in a months-long battle to win a bus contract from the Regional Transportation Commission.

Median project to close lanes on Eastern Avenue

Medians on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas will be getting an upgrade, but the work will require some lane closures this week.

Sign work might impact traffic around airport

Work installing new signs for McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 may impact motorists around the airport at night this week.

Work on I-15 paving project could be done Monday

A shuttle buggy feeds rubberized asphalt into a paver during resurfacing of Interstate 15 between Tropicana Avenue and Charleston Boulevard Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.

If everything goes as planned this weekend, the Nevada Department of Transportation said it might be done with the Interstate 15 repaving project on Monday – 10 days early.

Follow the rules, moped drivers, or Metro will ticket you

Moped drivers, beware: Traveling in bike lanes, on sidewalks or not following standard driving rules could result in a ticket.

Allegiant Air to end service at Long Beach Airport

Las Vegas-based discount air carrier Allegiant Air announced Friday that it would end its service at Long Beach Airport on Nov. 28.