Transportation

Crews to divert traffic off I-15 for 2 nights at Russell Road

Traffic on Interstate 15 will be routed off the freeway for a short distance Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

3 October 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Paving near Kingman to cause delays on U.S. 93

Motorists traveling between Las Vegas and Phoenix on the Hoover Dam Bypass or Laughlin routes should expect some nighttime delays this week.

1 October 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Work on I-15 paving project expanding to one weekend

The repaving project on Interstate 15 has created traffic headaches for motorists, but only on weekdays – until now. Previously, crews were only working – and lanes were only closed – from Sunday night to Thursday morning each week.

28 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

McCarran records boost in August passenger count

Passenger activity at McCarran International continued its upward trend in August with 4 percent more people using the city’s airport than in August 2010.

27 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant Air to add Las Vegas to Mesa, Ariz., route

Allegiant Air will begin service between McCarran International Airport and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport on Nov. 17 and fly six nonstop round trips a week. The airline will use 150-passenger twin-engine MD-80 jets on the route.

26 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

New traffic signals to be activated downtown

New traffic signals will be turned on Monday morning on Bonneville Avenue downtown.

25 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

One road project near airport ends, another begins

It’s a mixed bag for motorists who travel near the airport: One road project is ending, but another is beginning.

24 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Orange barrels ahead: Lane work to start Sunday on U.S. 95 in eastern valley

In case construction on Interstate 15 near the Strip and in the southern valley and on U.S. 95 in the northwest wasn’t enough, the lanes will soon be closed on U.S. 95 in the eastern valley, too.

23 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Police remind drivers that cellphone ban is on the way

"Eyes on the Road," the campaign that kicks off a new law that bans the use of a handheld electronic device while driving, is unveiled Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. The law takes effect Oct. 1, 2011.

LOL. OMG. RIP. Officials are using signs with that message in hopes of getting their point across to all ages: Not only is talking or texting with a cellphone while driving dangerous, it will soon be illegal.

23 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Air Canada strike averted after union agreement reached

The second-busiest international air carrier at McCarran International Airport has averted a strike, assuring travelers that their Las Vegas vacations won’t be spoiled.

20 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Busy stretch of I-15 to get 25,000-ton makeover

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

Kids play four square on it. Airplanes land on it. Cars drive and park on it. This being Las Vegas, we tell people we can fry eggs on it. Asphalt is nearly everywhere, and seems to all be the same, but it won’t be the usual old blacktop we’re used to when the makeover of Nevada’s busiest freeway is complete.

20 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

WestJet to add flights if Air Canada flight attendants strike

Upstart Canadian discount air carrier WestJet promises to fly to the rescue if flight attendants for Air Canada go on strike Wednesday.

19 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Disabled Arizona man among fatalities in Reno air show crash

A Phoenix-area man who overcame a disability to earn a college degree and start his own Internet company was among the nine people killed in the Reno air show crash, his family said Saturday.

18 September 2011
Associated Press

Friends: Pilot in Reno crash was skilled airman

This Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, photo, shows long time Reno Air Race pilot Jimmy Leeward with his P51 Mustang. A spokesman for Reno's National Championship Air Races says the P-51 Mustang that crashed into a box seat area at the front of the grandstand Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the air race was piloted by Leeward.

Friends of an air racer and movie stunt pilot whose plane crashed into the edge of the grandstand at a show said the 74-year-old was a skilled airman and member of a tight-knit flying community.

16 September 2011
Scott Sonner and Martin Griffith, Associated Press

Judge won't order resolution to bus contract dispute

A final decision on a controversial bus operations contract remains in the hands of the Regional Transportation Commission — for now.

16 September 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
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