Transportation

RTC chief Tina Quigley says she's stepping down

Tina Quigley, CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, pulls up the "Trip To Strip" app on her smart phone during the RTC's Trip to Strip rideshare service launch event at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The service is an affordable, on-demand rideshare option for up to 11 passengers, with no surge pricing, officials said.

Tina Quigley, CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, will leave the organization later this year. Quigley, 52, announced the decision to step down ...

12 September 2019
By Bryan Horwath

FAA: Las Vegas-bound flight aborts takeoff from Phoenix airport

Officials say two tires on an American Airlines jet flattened as the 737 braked while aborting its takeoff from Phoenix due to what the airline called ...

12 September 2019
Associated Press

Las Vegas ready to welcome more electric vehicles

A Tesla vehicle is parked at a new Tesla Supercharger station next to the Linq High Roller on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Tom Volk sat in his Tesla Model 3 as it charged at the Railroad Pass Travel Center in Henderson. Volk, a businessman from Phoenix, had also stopped in Arizona to charge up his electric car on the way to Las Vegas. While the Model 3 has a maximum range of about ...

7 September 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Underground roadway emerges as alternative in easing traffic near UNLV

This rendering shows a proposed elevated expressway over the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Swenson Street that would alleviate traffic between McCarran International Airport and the Strip.

Clark County leaders are continuing to look at options to alleviate traffic congestion near UNLV between McCarran International Airport and the Strip. Clark County Public Works Director Denis Cederburg said if nothing is done to improve the crowded roads by ...

5 September 2019
By Kelcie Grega

New funding to pay for upgrades on pair of U.S. 95 bridges

Nevada was awarded about $10 million in federal money for upcoming improvements to the U.S. 95 bridges at Desert Inn Road and Eastern Avenue ...

29 August 2019
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Big month for Spirit leads to spike in McCarran’s July passenger numbers

A Spirit Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport hit an all-time high for the month of July, thanks to a big bump from Spirit Airlines. Just over 4.5 million passengers arrived at ...

28 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Frontier Airlines to offer discount service from Newark to Las Vegas

In this Feb. 22, 2010, file photo, Frontier Airlines jetliners sit stacked up at gates along the A concourse at Denver International Airport.

Frontier Airlines will begin offering service at Newark Liberty International Airport this fall, and offering introductory fares as low as $15 on some flights. The discount carrier announced Tuesday that ...

27 August 2019
Associated Press

3-month ramp closure starting at Losee, 215 Beltway

The Losee Road on- and off-ramps at the 215 Beltway in the far northeast valley will be shut down for construction starting tonight for the ...

20 August 2019
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Vegas-to-California passenger rail project working to secure financing for $4 billion project

Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, already operates a high-speed train in Florida. Its California-Nevada project is expected to span 185 miles and take 90 minutes to move passengers between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., which is northeast of Los Angeles.

The company proposing to build a high-speed passenger rail line from Las Vegas to Southern California has applied to the Nevada Department of Business & Industry for the right to sell ...

2 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

518 tickets issued in first month of freeway HOV enforcement

Cars use the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on northbound Interstate 15 near Sunset Road Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Troopers issued 518 citations in the first month enforcing HOV regulations for new lanes on Interstate 15 and U.S. 95 in Las Vegas, the Nevada Highway Patrol announced this morning. NHP began ...

23 July 2019
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Las Vegas airport can handle 10 million more passengers, official says

A Delta passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

McCarran International Airport is prepared to handle another 10 million passengers a year, although the region would need to add about 30,000 hotel rooms to ...

22 July 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Pilot accused of flying while drunk after crash landing in Mesquite

A pilot who survived a fiery crash landing at the Mesquite airport Wednesday night was arrested on suspicion of flying under the influence of alcohol, according to ...

18 July 2019
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Sun Country apologizes for not notifying passengers about canceled flights

Sun Country Airlines is apologizing to customers for canceling six flights this past weekend without notifying passengers, the latest blunder for ...

3 July 2019
By Kristen Leigh Painter, Star Tribune (TNS)

Traffic snarled for Las Vegas visitors headed back to California

A fiery crash on Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass bottlenecked two southbound lanes of the key north-south route for hours Sunday as crews worked on a ...

1 July 2019
By Richard K. De Atley, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. (TNS)

Las Vegas airport sees busiest month ever in May

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas had its busiest month ever in May. McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews says nearly 4.6 million people arrived or ...

27 June 2019
Associated Press
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