Transportation

Allegiant announces Las Vegas-to-Reno flights

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will begin flying nonstop between Las Vegas and Reno in February, launching the route with fares that are about half the price of a ticket on Southwest Airlines — unless you add Allegiant’s fees.

5 December 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Another limousine business out at McCarran; county commissioners consider ways to help

A Bell Trans limousine heads to a passenger area at McCarran International Airport.

Limousine businesses serving McCarran International Airport are hurting, a year after the airport cut from five to four the number of limo companies at the airport. Business has gotten so bad, in fact, that Jacob's Transportation stopped operation at midnight Friday.

4 December 2012
By Joe Schoenmann

Minority businesses want part in construction of high-speed rail

A coalition of minority business organizations, including the Black Business Council of Nevada, will meet in Victorville, Calif., next week, hoping to get a jump on construction jobs for the planned XpressWest high-speed rail project that would link Las Vegas with Victorville.

4 December 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Some southbound I-15 lanes in NLV to temporarily close this week

Several southbound lanes of Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas will be closed each night this week.

3 December 2012
By Paul Takahashi

Delta Air eyes bigger slice of N.Y.-London travel

A Delta Air Lines jet takes off at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., July 22, 2011.

The skies between London and New York are full of business travelers, and Delta Air Lines wants more of them.

3 December 2012
Joshua Freed, Associated Press

Las Vegas taxi drivers reject contract, consider authorizing strike

Union drivers for the Yellow, Checker and Star taxi companies have rejected a contract endorsed by the union’s bargaining committee and now will consider authorizing leaders to call a strike.

3 December 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport down in October

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport declined slightly in October for the second month in a row and the fourth time in five months.

30 November 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Megabus returning with trips between Las Vegas and L.A.

Megabus, the discount intercity bus service that began a 10-month run of service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas in 2007, is coming back in December, a month after Greyhound modified its schedule to include five daily express buses.

28 November 2012
By VEGAS INC Staff

Several lanes of I-15 to close for bridge construction

Several lanes of Interstate 15 North will be closed from Lake Mead Boulevard to Cheyenne Avenue starting at 9 p.m. Monday while construction continues on the North 5th Street Bridge.

26 November 2012
By Brian Nordli

McCarran's indoor smoking areas criticized in CDC report

McCarran International Airport may be most known for its plethora of slot machines, but it’s also one of five large airports in the United States that allows smoking. A federal report has criticized those airports for secondhand smoke.

20 November 2012
By Jackie Valley

A face-lift for Maryland Parkway? Big ideas wanted for corridor project

Overhead flashers, operated manually with a button when pedestrians want to cross, are shown over Maryland Parkway by the Boulevard Mall Monday, October 7, 2011.

Because Maryland Parkway is a direct route between downtown Las Vegas and McCarran, transportation leaders are looking to enhance Maryland Parkway and have taken the first step in the transition.

19 November 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

NDOT to begin excavation project on Mount Charleston

Portions of Deer Creek Road near Mount Charleston will be closed starting Tuesday while Nevada Department of Transportation begins an excavating project for trail improvements.

19 November 2012
By Brian Nordli

Bridge project to bring overnight lane closings on I-15 in NLV

Several lanes on Interstate 15 will be closed from Lake Mead Boulevard to Cheyenne Avenue overnight Monday and Tuesday for construction on the North Fifth Street Bridge in North Las Vegas.

19 November 2012
By Brian Nordli

Spirit Airlines flight attendants picket in Las Vegas

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Informational pickets by Spirit Airlines flight attendants began at McCarran International Airport today, days before millions of passengers take to the skies for the Thanksgiving holiday.

19 November 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Party train from Calif. to Las Vegas could be on tracks next year

The "X" Train by Las Vegas Railway Express.

A company planning luxury train service between Southern California and Las Vegas has signed a key agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad that could lead to the start of passenger service by the end of next year. Las Vegas Railway Express signed the deal last week enabling the company to operate its “X Train” on Union Pacific tracks between Daggett, Calif., and Las Vegas.

19 November 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
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