Transportation

Ask Mr. Sun: How airlines, McCarran are affected by a presidential visit

Air Force One touches down at McCarran International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.

It’s nice of the president of the United States to visit Las Vegas as often as he does, but doesn’t he cause a bit of disruption at McCarran International Airport each time he drops in? Well, pardner, you’re right about that — President Barack Obama does seem to have a hankering for these parts.

23 October 2012
By Mr. Sun

Despite ban, a quarter of Nevada drivers still use handheld phones

About a fourth of Nevadans continue to use handheld telephones while driving despite a state law that took effect Jan. 1 banning the practice, according to a statewide survey.

21 October 2012
Associated Press

Survey respondents credit new law for cutting use of cell phones while driving

Nevada drivers are putting down their cell phones and focusing on the road more, thanks in part to a ban on texting or talking on the phone while driving instituted in 2011, according to a study released Friday.

19 October 2012
By Conor Shine

Employee accuses Taxicab Authority official of sharing confidential information

A longtime employee of the Nevada Taxicab Authority has accused the agency’s administrator of ordering confidential financial information to be sent to a taxicab company employee whose union is in contract negotiations with three cab companies.

19 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Interstate 11 project could include highway on eastern rim of valley

This artist's rendering shows what the redesigned interchange of Boulder City Bypass and U.S. 93 would look like at Railroad Pass. Railroad Pass Casino is at left. If U.S. 93 is designated an interstate between Las Vegas and Phoenix, the bypass route would become part of the interstate, officials say.

The Nevada Department of Transportation hasn't ruled out building a highway on the eastern rim of the valley as part of the Interstate 11 project, but planners admit it would be an expensive proposition that essentially would complete a freeway loop around Las Vegas.

19 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Patrols to target drunken drivers in Henderson in run-up to Halloween

Henderson Police and local law enforcement agencies are uniting to crack down on impaired drivers in Henderson as Halloween festivities get under way.

18 October 2012
By Brian Nordli

Southwest Airlines sees record revenue for third quarter

Record third-quarter revenue and load factors propelled Las Vegas market leader Southwest Airlines to a profitable quarter, the company reported today.

18 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Two years later, lessons learned from Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

The recently opened Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge can be seen in the upper left as the sun peeks through on the Hoover Dam Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

Two years have passed since the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge opened over the Colorado River near the Hoover Dam. When it was built, the bridge bypassed 3.5 miles of hairpin-turn roads dotted with pedestrians. But few foresaw a major flaw in the project: When the new four-lane section of U.S. 93 opened, traffic jams formed in both directions on a 4.5-mile, two-lane uphill climb from the Hacienda to the traffic signal at Nevada Highway and Buchanan Boulevard in Boulder City. Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler now hopes that highway designers can anticipate jams as they move forward developing U.S. ...

18 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxi drivers reject labor agreement, authorize strike

During the boom years in Las Vegas, a line of taxis such as this at McCarran International Airport would have moved quickly. But with the economy in a recession and fewer people flying here for vacation, cabdrivers say they can wait as long as 45 minutes to book fares from the airport.

Union taxi drivers in a contract dispute with the Frias Transportation Management group have overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement and authorized union leaders to strike.

17 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Monorail in the black, but it needs an image boost

The Monorail rolls out of the Flamingo station Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

Former Clark County Manager Pat Shalmy now chairs the Las Vegas Monorail’s board of directors, and former Regional Transportation Commission deputy manager Curtis Myles serves as its president. They and Ingrid Reisman, vice president of corporate communications, sat down with VEGAS INC to discuss what’s next for the transportation system critics love to hate.

15 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Construction to cause detour at Sahara Avenue and Boulder Highway

A storm drain construction project starting Oct. 17 will force eastbound traffic on Sahara Avenue at Boulder Highway to take a detour for six months.

11 October 2012
By William D'Urso

Man dies in head-on collision on highway to Pahrump

A man was killed after his car collided head-on with a semitrailer on State Route 160 between Pahrump and Las Vegas around 11 a.m. Wednesday.

10 October 2012
By Brian Nordli

State panel OKs money for I-15 project in Las Vegas

State officials have reluctantly approved a $10.6 million settlement for 2.8 acres of vacant land needed for an Interstate 15 expansion in Las Vegas. The cost is more than double the initial appraised value of the land.

9 October 2012
By Cy Ryan

Know the rules of the road

A view of traffic on I-15 looking northbound from the new Warm Springs Road overpass Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Officials celebrated the "grand opening" of the I-15 South Design-Build Project with a ceremony Wednesday. Construction on the $246 million highway improvement project started in Spring 2010.

It’s evident every time I go for a drive just how bad the motorists of Southern Nevada are. We treat Interstate 15 like a NASCAR track. Not a day goes by that I don’t see a high-speed moving violation on my commute between home and work.

8 October 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Major renovation project begins at Lake Mead national park

Construction has begun on a $680,000 infrastructure makeover at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

5 October 2012
By Brian Nordli
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