Transportation

Ramp from U.S. 95 to northbound I-15 set to open

The ramp that carries traffic from northbound U.S. 95 to northbound Interstate 15 was set to open temporarily at 5 a.m. today.

15 April 2009
By Mary Manning

Light-rail bill fails, but sponsor says idea still has life

Plans for a system of streetcars gliding on rails across the Las Vegas Valley have faded again. A light-rail bill pitched by state Sen. Mike Schneider died without reaching the Senate floor by a Friday deadline.

14 April 2009
By Brian Eckhouse

Toll-road plan dies before it’s even revved

A bill to allow the state’s first toll project died quietly Thursday, after the chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee questioned how forthright Transportation Department officials had been in explaining the plan to lawmakers.

10 April 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz

Privatization in toll-lane plan not sitting well with legislators

The state’s plan to introduce Nevadans to privately operated toll lanes is being sold as a way to create a high-speed path along Las Vegas’ most congested corridors without taxpayers footing the bill. Much of the project, however, would take existing lanes on U.S. 95 and Interstate 15 and turn them over to a private company.

9 April 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz

Senator: You break roads, you buy ’em

During the 2007 Legislature, state Sen. Bob Coffin stood in the well of the upper chamber and made a memorable speech condemning the Senate for not taxing the trucking industry to build and fix roads.

9 April 2009
By J. Patrick Coolican

Stimulus bill paves way for road projects

The state Transportation Department is moving forward with seven area freeway projects -- four of which would have remained on the back burner without federal stimulus money.

7 April 2009
By Brian Eckhouse

Northerners winning war of the wait at DMV offices

People wait in line near unstaffed stations at the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Henderson in 2009.

Frustrated by long DMV lines in Clark County? Try an office anywhere else in the state. Wait times at Clark County Department of Motor Vehicles offices have always been longer than those in the rest of the state, but over the past year that disparity has exploded. Southern Nevadans wait as much as six times longer at the DMV than their Northern counterparts.

4 April 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz

Fifth-grader's artwork adorns bus

The artwork of Ruby Thomas Elementary fifth-grader Pamela Torres, 10, was selected as the best piece for the RTC's annual contest aimed to promote a anti-graffiti message.

Ruby Thomas Elementary School student Pamela Torres won an anti-graffiti art contest sponsored by the Regional Transportation Commission, Metro Police’s D.A.R.E. program and the Southern Nevada Graffiti Coalition. Her design was wrapped around an RTC bus and will travel Las Vegas Valley roads for a year.

1 April 2009
By Jean Reid Norman

Train-like bus line on track for winter opening

As legislators revive discussions of a light-rail line stretching across the Las Vegas Valley, the first phase of a transit system intended as a more affordable substitute is months from operation.

25 March 2009
By Brian Eckhouse

Let’s get our 30-year-old maglev dream back on track

Imagine millions of tourists thrilled by their maglev train rides to Las Vegas, filling up our 140,000 hotel rooms on a daily basis — and saving hours of travel time along the way.

22 March 2009
By Brian Greenspun

Las Vegas-based Allegiant takes flight formula to Los Angeles

Allegiant Air is taking its successful formula of linking small towns with resort destinations to the West Coast, announcing new service to Los Angeles International Airport.

20 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

McCarran passenger volume falls 15 percent

A control tower at McCarran International Airport is silhouetted against a sunset as an aircraft takes off.

Passenger volume declined at McCarran International Airport for the 12th consecutive month in February when compared to the previous year, according to passenger numbers released today. Airport officials said 3,036,715 passengers passed through McCarran's gates in February.

19 March 2009
By Mary Manning

Lawyers: U.S. 95 toll lanes run afoul of constitution

U.S. 95 cuts through the northwest Las Vegas Valley, with the 215 Beltway in the top of the image. State lawyers on Thursday said a plan to add toll lanes to the road could be unconstitutional.

State lawyers raised the specter Thursday that plans to build toll lanes along U.S. 95 in Las Vegas are unconstitutional. Legislative Counsel Bureau staff pointed out that the constitution requires that fees or other charges to use public highways must go to construction, maintenance or repair of public highways. It's unclear if the constitutional problem will be a speed bump or a road block in those plans.

19 March 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz

Lawmakers seek limits on toll road projects

With the Nevada Transportation Department seeking to test toll lanes in Clark County, lawmakers want the state to set standards for such public-private partnerships.

14 March 2009
By Cy Ryan

Tropicana Ave. traffic delays expected through September

Motorists will see traffic delays along Tropicana Avenue beginning Monday and continuing into September. Tropicana is seen here in the center, with Interstate 15 and the Las Vegas Strip on the left extending to Paradise Road on the right, with the Thomas & Mack Center visible in the upper-right and McCarran International Airport to the south.

Crews installing new underground utility lines beneath Tropicana Avenue will cause traffic delays beginning Monday through September, the Clark County Department of Aviation says. The utility improvements are necessary to provide better electrical service from NV Energy substations to McCarran International Airport's $2.4 billion Terminal 3 project, which is scheduled to open in mid 2012, says Chris Jones, a spokesman for the aviation department. Affected areas are located within a 1.6-mile stretch of Tropicana from east of Interstate 15 to Paradise Road.

13 March 2009
By Mary Manning
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