Transportation

Zipper merging to be emphasized in Project Neon’s latest lane closures

Traffic backs up along the I-15 northbound and onto the 95 northbound as the rain continues to fall across the Las Vegas region on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

Motorists who see signs their lane is closing and habitually merge far in advance will soon be advised to wait a bit and to take turns merging using more of the remaining pavement. That’s the goal of the Nevada Department of Transportation as it plans for another major closure associated with Project Neon. A press conference is slated for ...

21 February 2017
By Mick Akers

Massive high-tech freeway signs on the way as part of Project Neon

The Nevada Department of Transportation is installing 52 Active Traffic Management signs as part of Project Neon, as shown in this rendering.

The way the Nevada Department of Transportation alerts freeway motorists is receiving a high-tech upgrade. NDOT began installing the first of 52 ...

16 February 2017
By Mick Akers

Taxicab Authority to lawmakers: Ride-sharing has spurred crime

Taxicab Authority Police Investigator II L. Walker talks to a taxi driver at a long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012. The driver did not get a ticket.

Adding ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft to the Las Vegas Valley has resulted in more illegal cabs and more passengers being ripped off, said Ronald Grogan, administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority, at a Senate Transportation Committee meeting today. The increased competition from ...

14 February 2017
By Thomas Moore

MLK ramp to be closed overnight Thursday

Project Neon, the largest construction project in state history, is expected to improve the flow of traffic along the Spaghetti Bowl, where Interstate 15, U.S. 95 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersect.

The Martin Luther King Boulevard onramp to northbound U.S. 95 will be closed overnight Thursday as work continues on Project Neon. ...

8 February 2017
By Paul Szydelko

The car of the future is already on the road in Nevada

The silver-bodied FF 91 speedy electric car has a sleek black hood, fluorescent head and tail lights, and a 130-killowatts-per-hour battery which allows for travel up to 378 miles on a full charge. It was revealed during CES in Las Vegas on Jan. 3, 2017.

Nevada has taken a leading role in the testing and development of autonomous vehicles. Once a science fiction fever dream, self-driving cars equipped with lasers, cameras and radar ...

30 January 2017
By Adam Candee

Delta US flights grounded due to 'automation issues'

Delta Air Lines has grounded its domestic flights because of "automation issues." Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said the airline was facing a "systems outage," but flights already in the air were unaffected ...

29 January 2017
By Josh Boak, Associated Press

2016 was McCarran’s second-busiest year

McCarran International Airport's D Gates are seen from the new air traffic control tower Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

McCarran International Airport served 47.4 million passengers last year, making 2016 the second-busiest year in the airport’s 68-year history. ...

26 January 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Computer glitch grounds domestic United Airlines flights

United Airlines says all of its domestic flights are grounded on Sunday because of a computer problem ...

22 January 2017
Associated Press

Schumer: Airlines shouldn't charge extra for overhead bin

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is concerned about airlines charging passengers for the ability to use space in the overhead bin ...

22 January 2017
Associated Press

Electric buses to test autonomous driving technology in Nevada

A study of autonomous driving technology will use electric buses in Reno, Sparks and Carson City ...

22 January 2017
Associated Press

215 Beltway closing overnight at airport for construction work

The 215 Beltway will be closed in both directions at the Airport Connector tonight and Tuesday night as construction crews continue building a new flyover ramp. Westbound 215 will close at 9 p.m., with eastbound lanes shutting down at ...

16 January 2017
By Jesse Granger

Plane lands in Las Vegas after passenger accused of pointing knife at child

An Oklahoma man is facing federal charges after allegedly holding a knife to a child's stomach during a commercial flight from Los Angeles to Tulsa that was ...

12 January 2017
Associated Press

Self-driving shuttle bus launches test run along Fremont East, a first in the U.S.

The autonomous, fully electric shuttle, which can transport a dozen passengers, is shown in downtown Las Vegas. It will be making trips down Fremont Street starting today to Jan. 20 as developers test its safety.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman took a cruise down Fremont Street Tuesday afternoon that made history. Goodman rode in the first completely autonomous, fully electric shuttle to ever be deployed on a public roadway in the United States. The driverless vehicle — called Arma and developed by the ...

11 January 2017
By Jesse Granger

Finally, Elvis honored with a street name

This 1972 file photo shows Elvis Presley, the King of Rock "n" Roll, during a performance.

Dean Martin’s is the longest, then Roy Horn’s. Next is Sammy Davis Jr.’s followed by Jimmy Durante’s and then Jerry Tarkanian’s. What about Elvis’? Well, his is not very long at all. Keep your mind in the gutter but forget about the sexual comparisons. Each of those celebrities — as well as many more — have Clark County streets named after them. And apparently, the importance of ...

11 January 2017
By Thomas Moore

Rising oil prices showing up at Nevada gas pumps

An increase in oil prices is being passed along to drivers in Nevada, one of the 15 most expensive fuel markets in the country, according to the AAA auto club. A gallon of unleaded gas in Nevada averages $2.46, a 6 cent increase from ...

10 January 2017
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
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