Transportation

Commission approves security upgrades for Las Vegas airport

Travelers use new automated screening lanes at the security checkpoint in Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nev. on August 31, 2017.

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is set to get security upgrades that include adding more lanes at the "A'' and "B'' checkpoints inside Terminal 1. The Clark County Commission on Tuesday approved the $8 million project intended to make lines move faster by making changes that include adding more lanes and reconfiguring the queuing area. In addition, more lanes will have automated screening technology that uses X-ray machines and cameras to sort items for ...

21 November 2018
Associated Press

Officials: Las Vegas air controller who went silent has resigned

The new Federal Aviation Administration tower, left, is shown at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, August 2, 2016.

An air traffic controller who became incapacitated during a solo stint on a night shift in the tower at busy McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas last week has quit, authorities said Tuesday. The unidentified controller was no longer employed by the ...

13 November 2018
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Pilots sensed McCarran air traffic controller was incoherent; FAA investigating

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an air traffic controller at McCarran International Airport became “incapacitated” Wednesday during an ...

9 November 2018
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

RTC, Lyft partner to get workers to distribution center

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and Lyft are teaming up to promote multimodal commuting for ...

9 November 2018
By Mick Akers

Regent fears UNLV could become ‘university under the overpass’

With one official fearing UNLV could become known as “the university under the overpass,” the school’s president and Nevada System of Higher Education regents aired concerns about how a ...

19 October 2018
By Mick Akers

RTC bus evacuated after report of man with gun on board

Authorities say a city bus was evacuated after a report of a gun seen on a bus that turned out to be a BB gun. Metro Police Lt. David Gordon says the Regional Transportation ...

9 October 2018
Associated Press

No one hurt after JetBlue engine fire aborts Las Vegas takeoff

Officials say no one was injured when an aircraft engine fire forced an aborted takeoff in Las Vegas of a JetBlue flight to Boston. McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones said today the fire did not ...

8 October 2018
Associated Press

United adding extra Las Vegas flights for CES gadget show

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

United Airlines is adding Las Vegas flights to accommodate the influx of travelers for the annual CES gadget show. The airline will add flights with some 8,500 seats from its seven U.S. hubs and eight other U.S. cities, connecting more ....

26 September 2018
By Mick Akers

Brightline taking over Las Vegas-California rail project

In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo a Brightline train is shown at the station, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is back on track now that a private rail company has taken over the project. Brightline announced Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, that it has acquired the rights to XpressWest's 185-mile federally approved rail corridor along Interstate 15.

A long planned high-speed train project to link Southern California and Las Vegas has new ownership. Brightline, a rail service with operations in Florida, announced today that it has acquired XpressWest, a ...

18 September 2018
By Mick Akers

Ride-sharing is hurting RTC bus ridership on Strip

People ride a double decker RTC bus on the Strip Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2013.

With Lyft and Uber now a popular transportation option for Las Vegas visitors, especially on the Strip, revenue from the Regional Transportation Commission’s bus routes along Las Vegas Boulevard has ...

10 September 2018
By Mick Akers

1 killed in small plane crash outside of Las Vegas

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) land a drone after taking aerial photos of the site of small plane crash in a desert area north of Jean, Nev. between Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. The plane crashed Wednesday night killing one person.

A small, single-engine airplane crashed south of Las Vegas Wednesday night, killing one occupant, authorities said. The crash was reported about 9:20 p.m. near ...

6 September 2018
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Driverless vehicle programs see 3 accidents in 32,000 trips

A fleet of vehicles with Aptiv self-driving technology is shown in the Aptiv garage Thursday, Jan. 26, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Despite some high-profile crashes in other cities, there have been only three minor wrecks involving driverless vehicles in Las Vegas in more than 32,000 trips, according to Metro Police and the companies behind two programs. Two crashes involved self-driving cars on ...

5 September 2018
By Mick Akers

Lyft driverless cars hit 5,000 rides in Las Vegas

An Aptiv-Lyft vehicle with autonomous technology drives on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May. The ride-hailing giant and technology company Apitv outfitted a fleet of ...

21 August 2018
By Mick Akers

Pedestrian bridge for stadium prompts new look at I-15 improvement project

Construction continues on the Raiders stadium west of Mandalay Bay Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

Transportation officials are going back to the drawing board on plans to upgrade a stretch of Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Stadium site. To accommodate a separate plan to ...

11 August 2018
By Mick Akers

First stretch of Interstate 11 opens, bypassing Boulder City

Interstate 11 celebrates it's grand opening, allowing vehicles to use the newly finished highway to bypass Boulder City on their way to Arizona, Thursday Aug. 9, 2018.

The first major addition to the federal interstate system since 1992, the opening of the initial stretch of Interstate 11 was touted today as the beginning of a larger story. The $315 million project between ...

9 August 2018
By Mick Akers
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