Transportation

Report: Nevada roads among best in the nation

After learning they are among the worst drivers in the nation, Las Vegas motorists can take comfort in another report that says Nevada has some of the best roads in the country. The Silver State took the No. 15 spot in a ranking of states based on 2008 highway performance and cost effectiveness.

4 September 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

UNLV professor studies best ways to get from here to there

Pushkin Kachroo, director of UNLV's Transportation Research Center, says American does not have the money to maintain its roads, which could harm the economy long term.

Transportation planning has risen to a science because of advances in technology. Pushkin Kachroo has even given the discipline a name: “transportronics,” for its blending of research and electrical engineering.

4 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxi passenger killed in rear-end crash on I-15

A taxicab was rear-ended a little after 6 p.m. Friday on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue. A 62-year-old Michigan man in the back seat of the cab was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers and the cab driver were taken to University Medical Center.

A passenger in the back seat of a taxi was killed Friday when the cab was rear-ended on I-15, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. The passenger who died was a 62-year-old man from Michigan, police said. Two other passengers and the cab driver were taken to University Medical Center.

3 September 2010
By Rich Coleman

Q&A: Pushkin Kachroo, Director of UNLV’s Transportation Research Center

Pushkin Kachroo, director of UNLV's Transportation Research Center, says transportation is important to any civilization and more roads will help America's economy.

Transportation frequently is listed as one of the biggest issues facing the Las Vegas business community, and UNLV has a facility, researchers and educators to address those challenges.

3 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Airport tunnel lane closures scheduled this week

Travelers flying out of McCarran shouldn’t have to worry about extra delays at the airport tunnel over the weekend, but until Friday, motorists might want to find an alternative route.

31 August 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Boulder City: Remove U.S. 93 stretch from Canada, Mexico trucking route

The Boulder City Council has approved a resolution to remove the section of U.S. 93 within its city limits from the trucking route between Mexico and Canada.

30 August 2010
By Dylan Scott

Special bus routes planned for UNLV home football games

Fans who want to avoid traffic and parking problems at Rebels football games can take a special game-day bus route.

30 August 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Las Vegas' busiest air carrier expanding in N.J.

Southwest Airlines, the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport, has negotiated a lease agreement with Continental Airlines that would enable Southwest to operate up to 18 round trips a day from Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.

28 August 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Mexico’s biggest airline suspending flights

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s biggest airline by passengers, will suspend all flights by Saturday, Communications and Transportation Minister Juan Molinar Horcasitas said today, Bloomberg News reported.

27 August 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Police release photos of suspects in robbery of cab driver

Metro Police released surveillance images Thursday of two men authorities say are suspected of robbing a cab driver at knifepoint earlier this month.

26 August 2010
By Jackie Valley

Gridlock: Sulfuric acid leak brings I-515 to standstill

Traffic backs up on southbound Interstate 515 in downtown after a truck spilled sulfuric acid on the interstate at the Eastern Avenue overpass.

A chemical spill forced authorities to shut down Interstate 515 in the downtown area Wednesday, backing up traffic for miles and creating a traffic gridlock that spilled into city streets. The road was closed in both directions about 4:20 p.m. as hazmat crews responded.

25 August 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Beltway reopens after cement truck accident prompts closure

A cement truck crashed into a concrete barrier Wednesday afternoon on the Las Vegas Beltway near the Russell Road interchange.

Part of the Las Vegas Beltway was closed at Russell Road in the western valley for more than two hours after a cement truck hit a freeway median and rolled.

25 August 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Allegiant Air announces new service to North Dakota

Allegiant Air will begin flying twice-weekly routes between Las Vegas and Minot, N.D., beginning in October.

25 August 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Two-hour traffic delays expected near Hoover Dam

Motorists traveling between Nevada and Arizona tonight may want to consider traveling through Laughlin instead taking U.S. 93 across the Hoover Dam.

25 August 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Envisioning Vegas as hub of West

Over the past two decades, I have had the pleasure of helping Southern Nevada’s economy grow and prosper through our transportation infrastructure system. My work has allowed me the opportunity to be involved with elected officials and governments all over this great nation and the world.

25 August 2010
Tom Skancke
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