Transportation

State mulls plan for toll road system

Allowing a toll road system in Nevada got a cool reception from the state Board of Transportation Monday.

25 June 2012
By Cy Ryan

Hawaiian Airlines finds itself shuffled about at Las Vegas airport

If you’re flying to Honolulu or Maui on Hawaiian Airlines this summer, pay attention. Your airline gate may not be where it once was.

25 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Hispanic businesses help create demand that will help us all

A look inside Cardenas Market on Meadows Lane on Saturday, May, 28, 2011. Cardenas, which caters to the Hispanic population, is thriving in this down economy.

The rise in the influence of the Hispanic business community has not gone unnoticed in the tourism industry.

18 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Pulled over by police? You might just get free 51s tickets

Metro Police Officer William Gibbs gives a citation to Humberto Hernandez for driving while using his cellphone near Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.

For once, some good can come from being pulled over by a traffic officer in Clark County — that is if other safety rules are followed. Beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, local law enforcement will carry extra ticket books for vehicles they pull over for traffic violations.

14 June 2012
By Brian Nordli

Planned DesertXpress high-speed train to be rebranded as XpressWest

Representatives of DesertXpress Enterprises on Monday announced plans to rebrand the proposed high-speed rail service as XpressWest, more accurately reflecting the line’s role as the first leg of a larger passenger rail network.

11 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

DesertXpress: The Tim Tebow of high-speed rail?

I’m wondering if last week’s announcement by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and DesertXpress Enterprises is the high-speed rail equivalent of a Hail Mary pass.

11 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

DesertXpress inks deal to add train link from Victorville to Palmdale, making travel to L.A. possible

Andrew Mack, chief operating officer of DesertXpress Enterprises, points out California high-speed rail routes during a news conference for the DesertXpress high-speed rail project March 25, 2010. A line from Victorville to Palmdale could tie DesertXpress to the California high-speed rail line.

A seamless high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas with downtown Los Angeles is the goal adopted today by representatives of DesertXpress and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. DesertXpress Enterprises already is trying to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif.

7 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxicab Authority checkpoints to crack down on long-hauling

A sign warns taxis of a Taxicab Authority Police long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority set up a checkpoint at McCarran International Airport today to discourage the illegal long-hauling of cab customers. Long-hauling typically occurs when drivers leave McCarran for a Strip or downtown resort by way of the runway tunnel.

6 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Obama visit to Las Vegas means no showgirls for Dutch airline

Virgin Atlantic Airlines' Richard Branson, dressed as Elvis Presley, poses with showgirls Pamela Boulden, left, and Kristy Brotherson at McCarran International Airport after Branson arrived on the first Virgin Atlantic nonstop flight from London to Las Vegas on June 8, 2000.

It’s a McCarran International Airport tradition when a new airline arrives: Showgirls and Elvis impersonators meet the first flight when it lands. Airport firefighters shower the arriving aircraft with a water arch.

5 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Open house scheduled for Saturday at McCarran's $2.4 billion Terminal 3

An inside look at McCarran's new Terminal 3, Feb. 1, 2012.

Visitors to McCarran International Airport can get a glimpse of the future on Saturday, when a community open house will be staged for the new Terminal 3. Self-guided tours and food samples from Terminal 3’s concessionaires are scheduled for the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

5 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Railroad bridge work closing stretch of Interstate 15

One of the city’s main routes to McCarran International Airport will be blocked this weekend with the closure of southbound Interstate 15 between Russell Road and Interstate 215.

1 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas businessman files $310 million personal bankruptcy

In 2008, developer Rick L. Burton’s company boasted in a news release that it had out-bid Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. for the right to develop a private air terminal at McCarran International Airport.

31 May 2012
By Steve Green

Allegiant expands penetration into Hawaii

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is continuing to grow its flight schedule to Hawaii, announcing plans Wednesday for nonstop trips between Monterey, Calif., and Honolulu.

31 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

State mulls financing offer for I-15 improvements

Interstate 15 from the Spaghetti Bowl to the Sahara Interchange in Clark County was designed to handle 150,000 vehicles a day.

25 May 2012
By Cy Ryan

New suit challenges motorcycle helmet enforcement in Southern Nevada

An attorney filed another lawsuit Friday claiming Southern Nevada police departments have been violating the rights of a motorcyclist by improperly enforcing the state’s helmet law.

25 May 2012
By Steve Green
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