Transportation

Law enforcement considering another push for red-light cameras

he North Las Vegas Police Department is considering again lobbying the state legislature to conduct a study on red-light cameras following the release Tuesday of the first definitive study on the use of the controversial cameras.

2 February 2011
By Paul Takahashi

Traffic light out after wind damages 3 telephone poles in Henderson

Crews are making emergency repairs to telephone poles that were damaged by high winds Tuesday in the area of Green Valley Parkway and Sunset Road in Henderson.

1 February 2011
By Paul Takahashi

TSA unveils new security scanners at McCarran

Transportation Security Administration supervisor Nick Fox, right, demonstrates new software being tested with advanced imaging technology at McCarran International Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. TSA spokesman Dwayne Baird says the software unveiled Tuesday lets passengers see what its security screeners see, and it uses a more generic image.

Airline passengers won’t have to worry about airport security officers getting high-tech peep shows thanks to new software that has been developed for security checkpoint scanners.

1 February 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Road project will improve access to Sun City Anthem

Road project will improve access to Sun City Anthem

A long-awaited road project to improve access to the Sun City Anthem area of Henderson is expected to begin in February.

1 February 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Profit for Las Vegas-based Allegiant misses on higher fuel prices

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of Allegiant Air, closed out 2010 with its 32nd straight profitable quarter and an 18.9 percent increase in revenue for the year, but a 13.9 percent decline in earnings over 2009.

31 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas cabdrivers say they're driven to cheat

Las Vegas cabdrivers say they're driven to cheat

It was a rare bit of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy news season. In September, hotels.com released the results of its annual taxi survey, declaring Las Vegas taxicabs the best overall among 50 U.S. cities.

31 January 2011
By E.C. Gladstone

Construction prompts I-15 closures during overnight hours

Motorists will likely want to avoid Interstate 15 in the southern Las Vegas Valley most nights for the next two weeks. The freeway will be closed between the Las Vegas Beltway and Blue Diamond Road on Monday night.

31 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Storm drain project to affect traffic on Lone Mountain Road

A storm drain project will restrict traffic on Lone Mountain Road between Rancho Drive and Decatur Boulevard for more than a year.

31 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

U.S. 95 widening project to close part of Rancho Drive

Part of Rancho Drive in northwest Las Vegas will be closed for three days as part of the U.S. 95 Northwest widening project.

31 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Desert Inn Road to temporarily close around tunnel for work

Desert Inn Road will be closed between Valley View Drive and Paradise road Tuesday and Wednesday nights, county officials said. The closure is scheduled to take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night as crews install 32 concrete girders.

29 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Mayor: Boulder City poised to overcome challenges

Boulder City residents listen as Mayor Roger Tobler delivers his State of the City address at the Boulder Creek Golf Club on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011.

Boulder City is in the midst of difficult times, but opportunities exist for the city to overcome the challenges it faces in the coming year, Mayor Roger Tobler said in his State of the City address Thursday. Tobler struck a tone that was equal parts somber assessment of recent years and optimism about what the future holds for the city of 15,000.

27 January 2011
By Dylan Scott

McCarran reports 1.8 percent drop in passengers for 2010

McCarran International Airport served nearly 39.8 million passengers in 2010, a 1.8 percent drop from the previous year, the airport reported Thursday.

27 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Nevada transportation chief lobbies Congress for 'well-funded highway and transit program'

The director of the Nevada Department of Transportation was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday calling on senators to pass a multi-year surface transportation authorization bill.

27 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Allegiant Air dispatchers reject union representation

Dispatchers at Allegiant Air have rejected a union representation in a close vote, but representatives of the Transport Workers Union say they’ll be back in a year to try again.

25 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Warm Springs bridge over I-15 closes for yearlong project

An artist's rendering of the new bridge for Warm Springs Road to go over Interstate 15. The old bridge is being torn down next week and work on the wider bridge will begin.

It’s time for motorists who use Warm Springs Road in the southern valley to find an alternate route; the road’s Interstate 15 overpass is being torn down, leaving the road split for the next year.

25 January 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
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