Kids play four square on it. Airplanes land on it. Cars drive and park on it. This being Las Vegas, we tell people we can fry eggs on it. Asphalt is nearly everywhere, and seems to all be the same, but it won’t be the usual old blacktop we’re used to when the makeover of Nevada’s busiest freeway is complete.
Metro Police are warning the public about a string of robberies that have targeted day laborers in Las Vegas. Police issued a crime alert notice in English and Spanish.
Veolia Transportation won a minor victory in court Monday as part of its battle to keep control of Las Vegas’ public bus system. The Regional Transportation Commission has been divided on awarding the lucrative bus operations contract to First Transit, the lowest bidder, or Veolia, the current operator.
Prostitution isn’t legal in Las Vegas, but the Interstate 15 freeway has become a red light district of its own. Interstate 15 was a sea of brake lights Monday.
Today’s high school freshmen were still a year away from kindergarten on Sept. 11, 2001. The seniors were just in second grade. But it was a group of students who organized and conducted a solemn ceremony at Palo Verde High School on Friday morning to remember those who died that day, including a teacher at the school.
Most of the people who complained at a meeting Thursday on cuts in the valley’s public transit system were people who don’t ride the buses being cut. But they might still be some of the biggest victims of the change.
Officials in Henderson and Las Vegas hope new express bus lines that will link cities’ downtown areas and triple transit service along Boulder Highway will spur activity and development. “This was a longtime coming, much needed, much wanted and much appreciated,” said Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen. “It will really help the development of our downtown and our redevelopment area.”
The senior and disabled people who use paratransit services to get around the valley won’t have to worry about losing their monthly passes, but are likely facing a small fare increase.
Not every street name has to be boring or named for a hotel. Some make a statement, such as Elvis Alive Drive. It turns out lots of streets in the Las Vegas Valley are named for interesting people, and some streets have noteworthy stories behind them.
Roadwork will close lanes on Ann Road in northwest Las Vegas at night for the next two months. Ann Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Durango Drive and Centennial Center Boulevard, near U.S. 95, city officials said.
Construction near McCarran International Airport will impact traffic on Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road for the next two weeks, likely causing delays for people traveling from the Strip to the airport.
If you want to get to southbound Interstate 15 from the Las Vegas Beltway, your route will change tomorrow. The next section of access roads along I-15 is scheduled to open Thursday morning.
Thousands of Clark County School District students return to classes next week, and principals, crossing guards and law enforcement agencies are preparing for the resulting congestion around schools, which always seems to be worse during the first couple of weeks.
The men and woman working on the road where you’re driving have their lives on the line, and they want you to drive carefully. Areas under construction are dangerous for the people working and for motorists and passengers, so the National Utilities Contractors Association of Las Vegas is joining with Metro Police to better enforce traffic laws in roadway work zones.
More changes are coming to the ramps on Interstate 15 in the southern valley, this time affecting access to the freeway from the Las Vegas Beltway and Las Vegas Boulevard.
After a year of fluctuating gas prices, the cost of fuel has remained relatively stable in Nevada over the past month. The Silver State now has the seventh-lowest average gas price in the country, according to AAA.
It weighs 285 tons and moves slowly down the highway, so you don’t want to be behind it. A giant anode, an electrode that will be used for refining copper, will be going through Southern Nevada on Monday, likely causing traffic delays, especially in Boulder City.
It normally takes 45 days from the time the Nevada Transportation Department awards a contract to the time the contractor gets the final OK to start construction — unless the project is in Boulder City. The Transportation Department awarded a contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel on July 26 to improve U.S. 93 through Boulder City.
Over the past six weeks, 13 students from Dartmouth College have been driving across the country in a former Greyhound bus. But tonight, they’re sleeping in style at the Rio. It's not just a summer road trip. It’s a lesson in mechanics, architecture, engineering, politics, business, culture and the environment. Especially the environment.
The Nevada Transportation Department doesn’t want to know where you’ve been, just how many miles it took to get there. As cars become more fuel efficient and more cars run without gas at all, states have seen a decrease in gas tax receipts.
Work on the new air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport has stopped after Congress failed to pass legislation Friday to fund the Federal Aviation Administration.
Passenger counts rose for a sixth straight month at McCarran International Airport in June, giving the airport a 3.8 percent increase in year-to-date passengers over last year. The airport served 3,592,523 passengers in June 2011, a 5.6 percent increase from last year.
Las Vegans sometimes lament the city's lack of world-class mass-transit offerings. So how does Las Vegas' current transit offerings compare with other cities our size? It turns out it's not so bad, at least based on passenger numbers.
It might not be as bad as Los Angeles’ traffic problems with the “Carmageddon” shutdown of an entire freeway, but Las Vegas will have its own freeway construction to deal with in the next few days.
One lane at the start of Summerlin Parkway will be closed Sunday night as crews work on a new ramp to connect the U.S. 95 high-occupancy vehicle lanes to the parkway.
Nevada has the ninth-lowest average gas price in the country after prices fell for a second consecutive month, AAA said Tuesday. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the Silver State was $3.54, the auto club said Tuesday in its monthly fuel price report.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. is one step closer to offering flights to Hawaii after getting permission from the Federal Aviation Administration today to begin operating Boeing 757-200 planes on mainland routes.
Spirit Airlines announced Thursday that it will begin flying between Las Vegas and San Diego in September. It will begin service Sept. 7 with two daily non-stop flights.
McCarran International Airport recorded an increase in passengers in May for the fifth consecutive month. The number of arriving and departing passengers at the Las Vegas airport rose 5.1 percent.
For kids, it was a chance to play and eat good food; for dads it was a chance to be recognized and a call to action. The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority held a special Father’s Day event on Saturday.