Transportation

Safety upgrades coming soon to Boulder Highway

A view of traffic on Boulder Highway looking north from Henderson Thursday, March 2, 2017.

A busy, frequently harrowing and sometimes deadly stretch of road in Las Vegas will soon get a series of safety upgrades. ....

15 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Proposal would require ridesharing drivers to have business licenses

In this Jan. 14, 2016, photo, a driver waits to pick up passengers at an Uber and Lyft pickup area at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

The way ridesharing companies and their drivers are regulated here could change if a piece of legislation passes. As independent contractors, Uber and Lyft drivers use ...

14 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Project Neon: Ramps set to reopen at Spaghetti Bowl

A pair of Spaghetti Bowl ramps will reopen Tuesday morning after being closed for several months ...

13 March 2017
By Mick Akers

215 Beltway in northwest reduced to single lane overnight Saturday

Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction on a stretch of the 215 Beltway on Saturday night. ...

11 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Flight from Las Vegas diverts after dispute over blanket

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas had to divert to Los Angeles after a passenger complained about the cost of a blanket. The airline confirmed that flight HA7 from Las Vegas was about an hour into ...

9 March 2017
Associated Press

Summit promotes more electric vehicles on Nevada’s roads

Daniel Witt, manager of business development and policy for Tesla, speaks at the Electric Vehicle Summit at the Regional Transportation Commission's Mobility Center on Wednesday.

How to propel transportation’s electric future was the main topic at the Electric Vehicle Summit in Las Vegas on Wednesday. ...

9 March 2017
By Mick Akers

First images of Hyperloop released

Hyperloop One released this image today of the world’s only full-scale Hyperloop test site, under construction at Apex in North Las Vegas.

The first operational Hyperloop was revealed by Hyperloop One chief operating officer Rob Lloyd during his international keynote address ...

7 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Frontier to add nonstop flights to 4 cities from 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 soon be adding four new flights to Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport. The Denver-based low-cost carrier announced Tuesday that it will be offering nonstop service from Las Vegas to ...

7 March 2017
Associated Press

Average gas price in Nevada jumps more than 3 cents

Gasoline prices are on the rise in Nevada. GasBuddy.com reports the average retail price of a gallon of gas in the state has risen more than 3 cents in the past week, to ...

6 March 2017
Associated Press

Two southbound I-15 lanes near downtown closed Saturday night

Planned lane closures on Interstate 15 could snarl traffic near downtown on Saturday night.<

4 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Boulder Highway pedestrian deaths nearly a tenth of the state's total since 2006

A pedestrian crosses Boulder Highway in a designated crosswalk Thursday, March 2, 2017.

Locals have long been attracted to the casinos on Boulder Highway from Henderson to downtown Las Vegas, but over the last decade pedestrians have been gambling with their lives on the thoroughfare as well ...

3 March 2017
By Mick Akers

First phases of Interstate 11 race to completion in 2018

Gov. Brian Sandoval, center, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Interstate-11 project near Boulder City on Monday, April 6, 2015. The $318 million project is expected to be completed in 2018.

Construction of the first 15 miles of Interstate 11, which will link Las Vegas to Phoenix and could eventually stretch from Mexico to Canada, is making progress. The Nevada Department of Transportation is in charge of ...

2 March 2017
By Mick Akers

McCarran starts year with uptick in traffic

Strip casinos are reflected in a window of the new Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control facility at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

After witnessing one of the busiest years in its long history, McCarran International Airport began 2017 with another month of passenger growth. International travel proved ...

27 February 2017
By Adam Candee

United adding daily nonstop from Reno to Chicago O'Hare

United Airlines plans to launch daily nonstop flights this summer between Reno and Chicago. Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority president Marily Mora announced Monday the flights will begin June 8 between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and ...

27 February 2017
Associated Press

Major freeway ramp in Las Vegas set to reopen Wednesday morning

The Interstate 15 northbound to U.S. Highway 95 northbound ramp will reopen by 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). Closed in October, the ramp sees approximately 4,000 vehicles per hour during peak travel times.

The ramp was moved farther north to clear room for an 81-foot-tall, 2,606-foot-long high occupancy vehicle (HOV) flyover. That improvement is part of Project Neon, an almost $1 billion effort that includes 3.7-mile-long widening of I-15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue.

21 February 2017
By Mick Akers
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