Transportation

After all the promises, will taxpayers be stuck with the monorail’s bills?

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

Since the inception of the Las Vegas Monorail, Nevadans have been repeatedly reassured that they will not wind up on the hook for its bills. Nevermind the high salaries monorail executives and board members are getting, that won’t ever wind up coming out of the public’s pockets.

22 January 2010
By Steve Kanigher

I-15 project’s early end clears way for drivers

Gov. Jim Gibbons marks the completion Wednesday of the Interstate 15 improvement project, which was finished ahead of schedule at a cost of $242 million.

Gov. Jim Gibbons was in North Las Vegas today to celebrate a rare achievement for government: a major project that was done within budget and months early. The $242 million project, which was scheduled to be finished in the fall this year, was essentially finished last month.

20 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Discovery of gun at airport delays flights

Southwest Airlines flights were delayed Friday when a gun was found near the C gate terminal at McCarran International Airport.

15 January 2010
By Tiffany Gibson

Nevada gas prices take 12-cent spike

Gas prices in Nevada have gone up 12 cents in the last month, reaching their highest point since October 2008, according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of gas in the state is now $2.85. The national average for gas is $2.75, also 12 cents more than a month ago, the auto club said.

13 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Nevadans appointed to high-speed train commission

Three Nevada residents have been appointed to the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission, the organization that is working to build a magnetic levitation train between Las Vegas and Anaheim, Calif.

11 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

County caught playing favorites

The process of selecting a contractor for the Las Vegas Beltway construction project has been controversial.

U.S. District Judge Robert Jones didn’t just order the Clark County Commission this week to award a lucrative road construction contract to low bidder Fisher Sand & Gravel. He even suggested commissioners had acted “corruptly.”

9 January 2010
By Steve Kanigher

More freeway work gets under way

Just weeks after work on the Interstate 15 North project ended, construction crews are back on the valley's main freeway, this time on part of the road in the south valley.

7 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Judge orders county to award contract in beltway construction project

A judge has ruled a controversial Las Vegas Beltway construction project should be awarded to Fisher Sand & Gravel, despite the Clark County Commission’s latest vote to start the bidding process fresh.

5 January 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Nissan touts its electric car in Las Vegas

Nissan this week is wrapping up the west coast tour of its electric vehicle with demonstrations in Las Vegas. The carmaker brought its Leaf all-electric prototypes from the Consumer Electronics Show convention floor to the parking lot of NV Energy's office on Sahara Avenue, where utility employees, media and the general public were invited to test drive a vehicle equipped with the battery-powered motor that will be used in the final product.

5 January 2010
By Stephanie Tavares

Travel restrictions bring few changes to McCarran

An attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. passenger jet has increased security at McCarran International and other airports, but new travel restrictions apply solely to those coming from abroad.

28 December 2009
By Buck Wargo

Official: Las Vegas can be transport hub of the West

Tom Skancke, who envisions high-speed rail being built in Las Vegas, stands at the Interstate 215 underpass at Decatur Boulevard.

By 2020 we’ll see major transportation improvements to meet the needs of this community as we continue to grow, with the Regional Transportation Commission leading the way. Interstate 15 will get a lot more congested because of growth.

27 December 2009
Tom Skancke

Holiday travel up across nation, except in Mountain West

A US Airways jet takes off from McCarran International Airport.

More Americans are traveling this holiday season than did last year, but fewer Nevadans will be taking to the roads or skies. AAA's holiday travel survey predicts more than 7.3 million people will travel for the holidays in the Mountain West region, which includes Nevada.

24 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Bus schedules change for the holidays

Public buses service will be reduced for Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's Day.

24 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

McCarran traffic flat for November, Southwest sees improvement

Traffic at McCarran International Airport was flat in November compared with a year ago, but the airport’s busiest carrier, Southwest Airlines, had its most improved month of the year with a 9.3 percent increase in passengers.

23 December 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

I-15 construction coming to a close early

Consider it a Christmas gift — major construction on Interstate 15 north of the Spaghetti Bowl will be finished and all lanes and ramps will be open on Christmas Eve.

23 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen
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