Transportation

Lake Las Vegas hopes for boost after $1.8 million road project

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen speaks at an event marking the start of construction on Lake Las Vegas Parkway. The $1.8 million road improvement project is expected to be finished in November.

After weathering bankruptcy and the temporary closure of its hotel and casino, Lake Las Vegas is taking steps on the road to recovery.

10 August 2011
By Conor Shine

Frontier adding Las Vegas-to-Denver nonstop flight

Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday that it is adding another nonstop flight between Las Vegas and Denver this fall.

9 August 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Southwest selling tickets for as little as $29

If you want to get away, Southwest is offering tickets as low as $29 to fly from Las Vegas to certain West Coast cities on a limited number of days.

9 August 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

With $3.54 average, Nevada gas prices among lowest in country

After a year of fluctuating gas prices, the cost of fuel has remained relatively stable in Nevada over the past month. The Silver State now has the seventh-lowest average gas price in the country, according to AAA.

9 August 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Southwest Airlines CEO talks plans, growth for Las Vegas

Southwest Airlines President and CEO Gary Kelly is seen at his company's ticket counter at McCarran International Airport Monday, February 1, 2010.

Gary Kelly has a lot on his plate, and that’s very good news for Las Vegas. The chairman, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines has been on the go during the past year, which means his calendar will be full for the next five.

8 August 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Oversize load to slow traffic on way to Arizona

A giant anode is put onto a custom trailer near Salt Lake City for its trip south to Arizona. The oversize load will be passing through Las Vegas Monday.

It weighs 285 tons and moves slowly down the highway, so you don’t want to be behind it. A giant anode, an electrode that will be used for refining copper, will be going through Southern Nevada on Monday, likely causing traffic delays, especially in Boulder City.

6 August 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Flashing yellow traffic lights coming to valley

At a traffic light, green means go, except if you’re turning left. Then, green means yield. To help reduce confusion and congestion, Henderson will be installing flashing yellow turn signals at nearly 80 intersections over the next year. These left turn signals will replace older signals that had five indicator lights.

5 August 2011
By Conor Shine

Project to relieve Boulder City traffic put on fast track

Vehicles travel toward Henderson on U.S. 93 near Veterans Memorial Drive in Boulder City on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

It normally takes 45 days from the time the Nevada Transportation Department awards a contract to the time the contractor gets the final OK to start construction — unless the project is in Boulder City. The Transportation Department awarded a contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel on July 26 to improve U.S. 93 through Boulder City.

4 August 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Beltway lanes to reopen at North Fifth Street

Motorists will be able to return to the main lanes of the Las Vegas Beltway at North Fifth Street by Monday morning.

31 July 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Proposed alternative to gas tax raises privacy concerns

Kurtis Keeler of Jamestown, New York, replaces a pump after filling up at a gas station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.

The Nevada Transportation Department doesn’t want to know where you’ve been, just how many miles it took to get there. As cars become more fuel efficient and more cars run without gas at all, states have seen a decrease in gas tax receipts.

29 July 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Southwest partner Volaris begins daily flights between McCarran to Mexico City

A Southwest jet takes off as Mexican airline Volaris makes its inaugural arrival at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

Discount Mexican air carrier Volaris, which inaugurated nonstop service between Las Vegas and Guadalajara in late March, today began nonstop daily flights between Mexico City and McCarran International Airport.

28 July 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest announces seasonal cuts affecting McCarran

A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport.

The most significant change in Southwest's seasonal shift will leave Las Vegas without nonstop service to and from Manchester, N.H. The airline has about 215 daily flights to and from Las Vegas.

25 July 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Explaining hidden airline fees with a ‘cheap ticket’

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport.

Airline fees are a source of great controversy. On one hand, airlines say they can make more money by “unbundling” the costs of services they used to give away for nothing.

25 July 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

1 Nevada FAA worker furloughed in squabble over aviation subsidies

House Transportation Committee leaders spent Friday excoriating their counterparts in the Senate for objecting to a cost-saving provision that likely would have crippled commercial service to Ely’s airport, holding them responsible for thousands of FAA employees who were furloughed tonight.

22 July 2011
By Karoun Demirjian

A look at 15 of the most dangerous intersections in Las Vegas

Don’t spend too much time gawking at New York-New York’s roller coaster or planes coming and going from the airport while driving along Tropicana Avenue — it could cost you.

21 July 2011
By Jackie Valley
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