Transportation

Toll road bypass proposal draws questions from lawmakers

Traffic leaving town gathers on U.S. 93 near the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge outside Boulder City on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

Plans to build a $400 million private-public toll road around Boulder City ran into opposition from organized labor and some extensive questioning from an Assembly committee. Senate Bill 241 calls for a 15-mile road that would relieve traffic bottlenecks in Boulder City -- the result of increased traffic using U.S. 93 after the opening of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.

11 May 2011
By Cy Ryan

Rise in gas prices slows as state average hits $3.94

The rise in gas prices has slowed, but the busy summer travel season is approaching, which usually means higher prices as a gallon of gas nears $4.

10 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Las Vegas to get boost from Southwest's alliance with Mexican carrier

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

Southwest Airlines has increased the number of scheduled connecting flights to Mexico through its partnership with Mexican air carrier Volaris and several of the new connections will be made through McCarran International Airport.

6 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Transportation officials strive to eliminate highway fatalities

hat is an acceptable number of fatalities from traffic accidents in Nevada? When the Nevada Department of Transportation began working on its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, that’s the question officials asked. Then they wondered, how many deaths are acceptable in their own families? And the answer was obvious: Zero.

6 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

RTC sponsoring bike tour of Arts District

Las Vegans will have an environmentally friendly way of visiting the Arts District for First Friday this week — the Regional Transportation Commission is sponsoring a "Tour de Art" bike ride.

5 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

New company offering designated driver service in Las Vegas

If you want to party it up but don’t have a designated driver, there is now another option to get home safely.

5 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Tourism officials: Safety still top priority after Osama bin Laden strike

Tourists walk along the Las Vegas Strip in this April 28, 2011, file photo.

Local tourism leaders say they’ll continue to stay vigilant against terrorist threats regardless of Sunday’s announcement that Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

3 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest Airlines takes ownership of AirTran today

Southwest plans to eliminate AirTran’s business class and coach compartments—that’s the part where loyal AirTrannies may cry a little. Today’s a big day for Southwest Airlines, the busiest commercial carrier by far at McCarran International Airport.

2 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Road project to close Centennial Parkway this week

A road improvement project will close part of Centennial Parkway in North Las Vegas for much of the week.

2 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Clark Avenue converting to one-way downtown

Clark Avenue becomes a one-way street in downtown Las Vegas at 9 p.m. today, just more than a week after Bonneville Avenue was also made one-way.

1 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Street to be closed for storm drain project

A storm drain project in northwest Las Vegas will close a street for most of next week. Camino del Oro will be closed at Lone Mountain Road from midnight Tuesday morning until midnight Saturday morning, city officials said.

30 April 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Allegiant reports weaker earnings in first quarter

Earnings declined for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of Allegiant Air, which recorded its 33rd straight profitable quarter and saw revenue increase 13.9 percent for the three months that ended March 31.

28 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Neighbors raising concerns about proposed high-speed rail line

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

While DesertXpress Enterprises awaits a record of decision from the Federal Railroad Administration that would enable it to begin building its privately funded high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., residents of the city’s southwestern neighborhoods are growing wary of how the train line is going to affect them and their property.

28 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxicab Authority OKs more cabs for Pacquiao fight weekend

Taxis wait at "the pit" for fares at McCarran International Airport. At any time, there are about 2,000 cabs on Las Vegas streets.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority on Tuesday approved up to 80 additional cabs on city streets for the weekend of the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosely boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden.

27 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Is America ready to manage high-speed rail?

Is America ready to manage high-speed rail?

The future of a national high-speed rail system hangs in the balance of the budget. As a down payment on a renaissance of American rail, President Barack Obama wants $53 billion over the next six years — a figure some criticize as too much, and others as too little by about an order of magnitude.

27 April 2011
By Karoun Demirjian
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