Transportation

McCarran passenger traffic down 1 percent in July

The number of passengers traveling through McCarran International Airport last month was down about 1 percent compared to a year earlier.

Students — and traffic — returning to UNLV

Traffic around UNLV will increase Monday as 28,000 students return to classes for the fall semester. And while school officials say there is plenty of parking on campus, the start of school is always the most difficult time to get around.

Officials launch two-week effort to nab impaired drivers

A man suspected of driving while impaired attempts to perform the walk-and-turn field sobriety test for Metro Police Officer Jeffery Bengel and interpreter Lavern Romero, left, at a July 2010 night checkpoint.

Nevada law enforcement agencies kicked off their annual campaign today to arrest drunken drivers in preparation for the Labor Day weekend.

McCarran retakes top spot for Southwest Airlines flights

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

McCarran International Airport will regain the title of Southwest Airlines’ busiest station when the airline’s winter schedule changes take effect.

Project to close lanes at intersection of St. Rose Parkway, Eastern

Southwest Gas Corporation will begin pipeline maintenance Saturday at the intersection of St. Rose Parkway and Eastern Avenue in Henderson.

Construction on Hoover Dam bypass bridge quickly coming to a close

Gus Gomez, left, and Arturo Caro of Obayashi Corp. work on a suspended platform on the side of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge section of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project on Aug. 19, 2010.

The Hoover Dam bypass bridge — a second major engineering feat along this stretch of the Colorado River — will open to foot traffic before cars and trucks begin to rumble across it in November, officials announced Thursday. The one-day event will be held Oct. 16, less than a month before the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge opens to vehicle traffic.

Vegas-based Allegiant Air to begin service to Moline, Ill.

Twice-weekly air service between Las Vegas and Moline, Ill., will be offered by Allegiant Air beginning in October.

NLV marks completion of North Fifth Street plan's first phase

The first phase of a North Fifth Street improvement plan is complete, made official Wednesday by a vote of the North Las Vegas City Council.

Monorail proposes plan to cut $630 million in debt

The monorail rolls out of the Flamingo station on Jan. 20, 2010. Las Vegas Monorail filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.

The Las Vegas Monorail filed a reorganization plan Tuesday as part of its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. The plan would reduce its debt by nearly $630 million.

Expect traffic delays near Hoover Dam on Thursday

The next round of work on U.S. 93 in Arizona will cause traffic delays near the Hoover Dam again Thursday, officials said.

Lawsuit prompts RTC to drop 'ACE' name from bus lines

RTC introduces their new line of Ace buses and new lines of service during a media showing of the new line Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Regular service will begin Sunday, March 27, 2010.

The Las Vegas-area bus system has stopped using the “ACE” name for some premium buses and routes after it was sued for trademark infringement by Ace Cab Inc. An RTC official said the name was dropped "to avoid a lengthy legal battle.”

Largest video display in U.S. airport headed to McCarran

McCarran International Airport will soon be home to four new video displays, including one that is believed to be the largest in a United States airport.

Work begins today on stimulus-funded road project

Work on one stimulus-funded road project in Las Vegas will affect roads in different parts of the city in the coming months.

Southwest Airlines weighs addition of larger aircraft

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

Southwest Airlines, the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport, is considering a plan that would add larger aircraft to its fleet.

WestJet Airlines announces service to Canadian capital

Canadian discount air carrier WestJet Airlines today announced new twice-weekly seasonal round-trip flights linking Las Vegas with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital city.