Transportation

Las Vegas Monorail argues against bankruptcy as municipality

The Las Vegas Monorail is shown Monday, June 22, 2009. The Las Vegas Monorail Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 but will continue to operate, company officials said.

The Las Vegas Monorail is rejecting the suggestion it should have pursued reorganization of its debts as a “municipality” rather than the decision it made to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a nonprofit corporation.

3 February 2010
By Steve Kanigher

Bidder challenges county's decision to appeal Beltway ruling

Almost immediately after the Clark County Commission voted 4-3 Tuesday to appeal a federal court ruling involving bids for a proposed Las Vegas Beltway construction project, one of the bidders filed an emergency motion challenging the appeal.

3 February 2010
By Steve Kanigher

Las Vegas' Allegiant Air adding Michigan base

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will open a new base in Grand Rapids, Mich., in April to position itself for East Coast growth.

3 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Backers of maglev train say Chinese bank prepared to fund project

The proponents of a maglev train line between Las Vegas and Southern California say a Chinese government-controlled bank has agreed to loan up to $7 billion to help build the high-speed transportation system.

3 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest Airlines says it's ready to grow with Las Vegas

Southwest Airlines President and CEO Gary Kelly talks to employees during an appreciation lunch at McCarran International Airport Monday, February 1, 2010.

Southwest Airlines’ top executive says the airline is in a position to grow in Las Vegas as the economy gets better but stopped short of promising new flights to McCarran International Airport. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, in Las Vegas Monday to congratulate local employees for winning the company’s 2009 Spirit Week competition, said he was well aware that his arrival coincided with competitor US Airways’ closure of its pilot and flight attendant bases at McCarran and said his airline — McCarran’s busiest — doesn’t take Las Vegas for granted.

2 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Divided county commission votes to appeal Beltway ruling

County commissioners on Tuesday voted to join the legal battle over a project to improve part of the Las Vegas Beltway. The board voted 4-3 to appeal a judge’s ruling that required the county to award a contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel.

2 February 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

DMV overhauls insurance verification system

Beginning Monday, motorists registering a car at with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will have to present proof of insurance. Proof of insurance will also be required when renewing or reinstating vehicle registration or changing license plates.

1 February 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Lane closures begin for I-15 widening project

The first set of lane closures required for work on the Interstate 15 South Design-Build Project began this week.

29 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Las Vegas Monorail has few profitable options

The Las Vegas Monorail is shown Monday, June 22, 2009. The Las Vegas Monorail Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 but will continue to operate, company officials said.

The Las Vegas Monorail will never generate enough revenue to pay off its debts, according to the company’s own financial estimates. And without financial relief, looming bills to replace trains and other equipment cast doubt on the transit system’s ability to continue operating beyond 2019.

29 January 2010
By Steve Green

State, feds point fingers as Nevada misses rail funding

Politicians were quick to take credit or pass blame Thursday when Nevada was left off the list of 31 states that will benefit from federal stimulus funds for high-speed rail, but the Nevada project that sought funds wasn’t qualified anyway.

29 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Nevada not included on list for high-speed rail projects

The White House today announced that 31 states will benefit from stimulus money for 13 high-speed rail systems, but Nevada wasn't on the list.

28 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Airlines suffering from fewer passengers, lower fares

A US Airways passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport.

The airline industry is suffering the same fate as Southern Nevada’s resort community, serving fewer customers who are paying less for what they get, an aviation analyst says.

27 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant beats estimate, expects fares to increase

The parent company of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air saw its fourth-quarter earnings shrink with climbing fuel prices and an economy that forced the company to reduce fares.

25 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Company appeals judge's ruling on highway construction contract

Attorneys for Las Vegas Paving Corp. on Friday appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a decision by federal Judge Robert Jones requiring Clark County to award a disputed beltway widening job to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co.

22 January 2010
By Steve Green

Maglev train backers woo contractors with promise of jobs

Thomas Bordeaux, senior transportation manager of Parsons Transportation, left, and Neil Cummings, president of American Magline Group speak to the Associated General Contractors luncheon Thursday at the Orleans about the progress of the maglev project and how it will impact construction jobs.

The American Magline Group didn’t have a difficult time Thursday convincing general contractors to support its plan to build a magnetic levitation train from Las Vegas to Anaheim. It just took one promise — 90,000 jobs.

22 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen
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