Transportation

Alliance’s goal: Western rail system

Regional Transportation Commission Director Jacob Snow, left, and transportation consultant Tom Skancke discuss a new multistate rail alliance last week.

Imagine boarding a train in downtown Las Vegas and getting off at a Colorado ski resort just a couple of hours later. And just think of the millions of people across the West who might take a last-minute trip to Las Vegas to unwind if a train were available.

7 September 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Governor’s conference would be a low-key affair, if it happens

It’s been an important gathering in Nevada for nearly 25 years. Now, since Gov. Jim Gibbons has taken over as the state’s chief executive, the Governor’s Tourism Conference has evaporated. To be fair, it isn’t entirely Gibbons’ fault that economic hard times forced the cancellation of what would have been the silver anniversary conference last year.

5 September 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Drivers on Strip to see construction relief for Labor Day

Locals and tourists trying to navigate the Labor Day crowds in the Las Vegas Valley should find it easier than most days, as construction on some roads will go on hiatus for the holiday weekend.

5 September 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Report: Nevada roads are good but pedestrian deaths high

According to a recent report, Nevada's roads are in pretty good shape.

1 September 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

DesertXpress train aiming for March construction start

The leader of the effort to build the proposed DesertXpress high-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern California said his company has launched a worldwide search for vendors and suppliers so that construction on the $4 billion project could begin by the end of March.

1 September 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

RTC breaks ground on $17 million downtown transit center

From left, Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, RTC General Manager Jacob Snow and RTC Deputy General Manager Tina Quigley join together to break ground Monday on the $17-million Bonneville Transit Center located at Casino Center Boulevard and Bonneville Avenue.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada broke ground Monday on its Bonneville Transit Center in downtown Las Vegas. The $17-million transit center will be the main terminal for the RTC’s new ACE bus lines, scheduled to begin service early next year.

31 August 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Sewer, ramp work ties up local roadways

Construction will slow down vehicles on Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue this week. Work on utilities for McCarran International Airport has affected traffic on Tropicana Avenue near the Strip since March.

30 August 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

McCarran joins U.S. airports using Customs kiosks

You’ve seen them in “Mission: Impossible” and the James Bond movies, those facial-feature scanners and fingerprint pads that give people access to high-tech secret stuff. Now, McCarran International Airport has such a gadget for people to get into the United States.

30 August 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Experts to advise, provide cover, on cuts

Pushed and pulled over budget cuts, Clark County commissioners last week turned to a tried and true way of creating some political cover for the hardest decisions — appointing a committee to make recommendations.

30 August 2009
By Joe Schoenmann

State puts $45 million aside for Vegas-Primm portion of train

CARSON CITY – The state Transportation Department has set aside $45 million in its construction budget this fiscal year for a segment of the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Project between Las Vegas and Primm.

27 August 2009
By Cy Ryan

Losing bidders for I-15 widening project get $300,000

The state Transportation Board awarded a $246 million contract to Las Vegas Paving for the first phase of an Interstate 15 widening project but also, in a first, gave $300,000 to each of the three losing bidders.

26 August 2009
By Cy Ryan

RTC opens new bus maintenance facility

Clark County Commissioner and RTC Chairman Larry Brown addresses the crowd during the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada event Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of a new maintenance facility.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada opened a huge new maintenance facility today in the southern valley. The Sunset Maintenance Facility, on Sunset Road and Decatur Boulevard just north of the Las Vegas Beltway, will service about 250 buses and 50 paratransit vehicles and has room for expansion.

26 August 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Commission to review 215 Beltway bid again, minus two members

County commissioners will review bids for the northern 215 Beltway construction project -- a third time. But a federal court judge said Tuesday that commissioners Steve Sisolak and Tom Collins shouldn't participate in the discussions.

25 August 2009
By Jeff Pope

I-15 blasting, closures end ahead of schedule

There’s good news for motorists traveling between Las Vegas and California on Interstate 15: The road will no longer be closed for blasting.

20 August 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Northbound U.S. 95 reopens after car fire

The northbound lanes of U.S. 95 at Boulder Highway have reopened, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

20 August 2009
By Mary Manning
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