Transportation

Link between Las Vegas, Laughlin to get update

Travelers going to Laughlin from the Las Vegas area should give themselves some extra travel time later this month while road construction restricts traffic at the junction of U.S. 95 and State Route 163.

20 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

McCarran passenger count falls for 16th month

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport dropped in June for the 16th straight month as the Las Vegas economy continued to struggle, according to numbers released this afternoon.

17 July 2009
By Mary Manning

Nevada to get $5.3 million for transportation projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that it has approved $5.3 million in stimulus money for Nevada transit improvements.

17 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Hoover Dam bypass bridge yields new approach for big rigs

Devere Lamb, left, instructs student driver Gary Coveney during a lesson at A-1 Truck Driver Training, a professional truck driving school in Boulder City.

Count Gene Breeden’s truck-driving school in Boulder City among the many things that changed forever on Sept. 11, 2001. Breeden taught would-be truckers how to drive treacherous mountain roads on U.S. 93 across Hoover Dam, with its steep grades and switchbacks. If they could drive that, they could handle anything, he found. Within hours of the terrorist attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in New York and left a hole in the side of the Pentagon in Washington, Hoover Dam closed. When it reopened, no heavy trucks were allowed across.

15 July 2009
By Jean Reid Norman

Construction projects impact roads throughout Las Vegas area

A number of road construction projects will have traffic tied up in the Las Vegs area, while the city will mark the opening of a new section of N Street in West Las Vegas on Monday. Meanwhile, two other projects by the Las Vegas Public Works Department are being recognized today by the American Public Works Association, Nevada Chapter.

15 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Many hands out for stimulus rail money

Sen. Harry Reid, right, listens as Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks July 2 at a news conference to designate a high-speed-rail corridor.

A moment of truth has arrived for Nevada’s two proposed fast-train lines competing for the passenger-rich route between Las Vegas and Southern California. On Monday Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that 40 states had submitted 270 high-speed rail pre-applications seeking to qualify for stimulus money.

14 July 2009
By Lisa Mascaro

Road study commissioned, just in case

Yucca Mountain is located about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The new administration in Washington has assured Nevadans that they can relax — the unopened nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain will stay that way.

12 July 2009
By Joe Schoenmann

Gas prices on downward trend since July 4 holiday

Drivers have seen a little relief at the gas pump over the past week as prices have fallen 5 cents since the July 4 holiday.

11 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Freeway to Phoenix gains traction with bridge work

This artist's rendering shows what the redesigned interchange of Boulder City Bypass and U.S. 93 would look like at Railroad Pass. Railroad Pass Casino is at left. If U.S. 93 is designated an interstate between Las Vegas and Phoenix, the bypass route would become part of the interstate, officials say.

The Hoover Dam bypass bridge is not just an engineering marvel that will route traffic off the dam. The four-lane span, scheduled to open late next year, also paves the way for realizing long-standing hopes of a Las Vegas-to-Phoenix freeway.

11 July 2009
By Jean Reid Norman

Construction means weekend closures on Summerlin Parkway

Construction to connect Tenaya Way over Summerlin Parkway means more closures for the freeway later this month.

10 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Report: Las Vegas drivers rank among nation’s worst

The result of a T-bone collision is shown during a crash simulation last month by the North Las Vegas Police Department. A new report ranks Las Vegas drivers among the worst in the nation, with the average driver having a collision every 7.8 years.

If you’ve ever thought Las Vegas drivers are worse than their counterparts in many other parts of the country, you were right. Las Vegas came in at No. 153 out of 200 cities on Allstate’s annual America’s Best Drivers Report.

9 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Lowered speed limit another reason to slow down at Red Rock

From left, RTC General Manager Jacob Snow, state Sen. Mike Schneider (D-Las Vegas), transportation department Director Susan Martinovich, state Sen. Shirley Breeden (D-Henderson), state Sen. Joyce Woodhouse (D-Henderson) and cyclist Zane Marshall pose with a 50 mph speed limit sign at the State Route 159 Safety Speed Zone celebration in July 2009.

Motorists who like taking high-speed tours of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area better watch how fast they are driving. The speed limit on State Route 159 through the area is now 50 mph. The Nevada Department of Transportation announced the change this morning at a news conference at the Red Rock overlook.

8 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Report says Las Vegas traffic getting worse, bucking national trend

A view of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange taken from a KLAS-TV helicopter in 2006. The Spaghetti Bowl is where State Route 564, I-215, I-515, U.S Route 93 and U.S Route 95 converge. Las Vegas' record growth and the ensuing traffic problems created the necessity for interchanges and bypasses like the Spaghetti Bowl.

Drivers nationwide are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, but in Las Vegas commutes have gotten worse, according to a report released Wednesday.

8 July 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Sobriety checkpoint planned Saturday at Lake Mead

Area law enforcement agencies will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Saturday in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in an effort to nab impaired drivers.

7 July 2009
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Meeting planned to discuss changes to Boulder City Bypass

Some small changes are being made to the design of the Boulder City Bypass, and the Nevada Department of Transportation will show them to residents from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

6 July 2009
By Jean Reid Norman
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