Transportation

Flight delayed? McCarran Airport is a good place to 'hook up,' online survey says

Dancers from Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand greet international travelers arriving Thursday at McCarran International Airport on the inaugural XL Airways flight direct to Las Vegas from Paris.

Las Vegas has long been known as the marriage capital of the world. Now, the city's airport was named one of the best to hook up in. McCarran International Airport was ranked No. 2 in a list of the country's best airports for hookups.

26 March 2013
By Ed Komenda

Railroad construction to close part of Sunset Road

A portion of Sunset Road will be closed near McCarran International Airport starting Tuesday while Union Pacific Railroad replaces railroad tracks at the railroad crossing on Sunset Road.

25 March 2013
By Brian Nordli

Mountain work to close part of highway near Mount Charleston

A section of State Route 158 near Mount Charleston will be closed starting Tuesday while Nevada Department of Transportation workers cut into the hillsides to expand roadways and parking lots.

25 March 2013
By Brian Nordli

High-speed rail project beset by political mine fields

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

On the wings of one project, Southern Nevada’s economy was supposed to be back to work. But in the years since the XpressWest project applied for an industry-backed federal loan to finance the venture, it has run into almost every conceivable political roadblock – and this month, one direct assault.

18 March 2013
By Karoun Demirjian

Union cuts off flight attendants’ nose

I get the role of unions trying to obtain the best contracts for workers. But I have a really hard time understanding the latest tactics by the Transportation Workers Union Local 577, which represents flight attendants for Allegiant Air.

18 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant introduces new planes that are comfier, more efficient

Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., chairman/CEO of Allegiant Air, walks through the company's new Airbus A319 passenger jet during an aircraft "open house" for employees at McCarran International Airport Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The new jet is more fuel efficient than the company's current jets.

Allegiant Air recently debuted a new line of airplanes that executives say will be more reliable and more efficient. The company, which is based in Las Vegas, parked a freshly painted Airbus A319 twin-engine jet at McCarran International Airport’s D gates to give employees and airport executives a first look at the 156-seat plane.

16 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Road into Henderson's Tuscany Village community faces rerouting

The dozens of residents who showed up to dispute the realignment of Mohawk Drive will have to wait a few more weeks to have their opinions heard.

14 March 2013
By William D'Urso

TSA stands by plan to allow small knives on planes

In this Sept. 26, 2006, file photo, knives of all sizes and types are piled in a box at the Georgia Surplus Property Division store in Tucker, Ga., and are just a few of the hundreds of items discarded at the security checkpoints of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that will be for sale at the store.

The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal.

14 March 2013
Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Nevada lawmaker says ‘speed kills’ a myth, wants higher limits on interstates

The phrase “speed kills” — often posted along Nevada freeways — is a myth, says a state senator who wants to raise the maximum speed limit from 75 to 85 mph. Sen. Donald Gustavson said more people are killed in 45 mph speed zones than on freeways.

13 March 2013
By Cy Ryan

Expect to see more police at valley's busiest intersections

Metro Police will be swarming around busy intersections throughout the Las Vegas Valley for the next three weeks starting today as part of an initiative to improve traffic safety.

11 March 2013
By Brian Nordli

Transportation Board questions $2.8 million for consultants on highway project

The Nevada Transportation Board isn’t happy about spending $2.8 million for out-of-state legal and financial consultants for the giant Neon project to expand Interstate 15 along the Las Vegas Strip.

11 March 2013
By Cy Ryan

CEO: Efforts to curb Las Vegas high-speed rail project based on 'faulty data'

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

The chief executive of the XpressWest high-speed rail project has responded to a letter from two congressional budget committee members calling for the rejection of a federal loan critical to the project, saying the information they have was “formulated using outdated information.”

11 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Company to begin replacing striking cab drivers next week with new hires

Travelers arriving at McCarran International Airport make their way through the taxi queue in Las Vegas on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Managers at Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation say they’ll begin hiring replacements for striking taxi drivers starting next Thursday or Friday.

7 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Are mediation talks scheduled in cab strike? Sides can't agree

Travelers arriving at McCarran International Airport make their way through the taxi queue in Las Vegas on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Representatives of a taxi drivers union say a mediation session has been scheduled for Wednesday morning in the 3-day-old strike against Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation, but company management disagrees.

5 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Cab driver's son files lawsuit over father's death in Strip shooting, crash

Wrecked cars are shown on Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Avenue as Las Vegas Metro Police investigate a shooting and multi-car accident that left three people dead and three injured on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday morning, Feb. 21, 2013. EDITOR’S NOTE: This photo has been digitally altered to obscure an image of one of the victims.

The son of the taxi driver who died as a result of a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip has filed a lawsuit against the suspect, Ammar Harris. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Clark County District Court, alleges Harris, 26, failed to drive in a “manner reasonable and safe” Feb. 21, which caused a Maserati driven by Kenny Cherry Jr. to strike a taxi cab driven by Michael Boldon.

5 March 2013
By Jackie Valley
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