Transportation

County scraps proposal for elevated expressway

Clark County is abandoning its pursuit of an elevated expressway. The proposed expressway, which would have cost an estimated $200 million, would have run along Koval Lane and Swenson Street to and from ...

19 December 2017
By April Corbin

Las Vegas air traffic up slightly in November

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas increased slightly in November compared to a year earlier. Data released Tuesday by the Clark County Department of Aviation show more than ...

19 December 2017
Associated Press

Trying to bypass anxiety on the road to driverless cars

A Volvo factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, July 7, 2017. Volvo is putting cameras in vehicles to see people interact with driver-assistance features and will use the data in designing fully autonomous cars.

One of the big unknowns about self-driving cars is how human drivers will react once they can hand off the tasks of steering, braking and avoiding obstacles to a combination of unseen sensors, software and computer chips under the hood ...

18 December 2017
By Christina Anderson and Neal E. Boudette, New York Times News Service

Light rail system on Maryland Parkway a good bet for fed funding, RTC official says

A rendering of a proposed light rail system along Maryland Parkway.

A proposed light rail system along Maryland Parkway would be a boon for the economy and a good bet for millions of dollars in federal funding, said Tina Quigley, general ...

16 December 2017
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers

Viva Aerobus adding nonstop flights from Mexico City to Las Vegas

Consul General of Mexico Alejandro Madrigal speaks during a news conference at McCarran International Airport to announce new Viva Aerobus service between Las Vegas and Mexico City Friday, December 15, 2017.

Just past noon Saturday, travelers from Mexico City will start arriving in Las Vegas via new nonstop service on budget airline Viva Aerobus. At a news conference to announce the new route, officials with ...

15 December 2017
By Thomas Moore

What’s changed in the RTC’s 25 years on the valley’s roads

The Regional Transportation Commission, with 39 routes and more than 3,400 bus stops, marked its 25th anniversary this month.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada celebrated its silver anniversary of operating the transit system in the Las Vegas valley earlier this month. ...

14 December 2017
By Mick Akers

Passengers say man removed from JetBlue flight in Las Vegas bit others

Police say an airline passenger who was removed from a Los Angeles-to-New York flight for causing a disturbance that prompted a diversion to Las Vegas during the weekend was ...

13 December 2017
Associated Press

System to warn wrong-way drivers to be part of new interchange

NDOT will install wrong-way detection signs like this at the Interstate 15-Starr Avenue interchange under construction now.

A new detection system to help prevent wrong-way crashes will be part of an interchange under construction in the south Las Vegas Valley. There were 279 wrong-way driver crashes on Nevada’s freeway systems from 2005 to 2015, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. They resulted in 41 fatalities and ...

8 December 2017
By Mick Akers

Improvements considered for hazardous span of Lamb Boulevard in east valley

A view of a Ford Taurus sedan after an accident with a a Clark County School District bus on East Sahara Avenue near Lamb Boulevard Monday, April 3, 2017.

A 4.5-mile portion of Lamb Boulevard is set for improvements after a study by the Nevada Department of Transportation revealed the area had a crash rate 15 percent higher than the state average. From 2011-2016, there were 1,286 crashes on Lamb Boulevard between Desert Inn Road and Lake Mead Boulevard, NDOT revealed Tuesday at ...

7 December 2017
By Mick Akers

Nevada seeks to expand drone testing with new FAA program

Drones fly at the Autel booth during the International CES Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Nevada is looking to soar to new heights with drone testing, applying for a federal program to push the limits of unmanned aircraft systems. The program would ...

6 December 2017
By Mick Akers

Work underway on new interchange at I-15 and Starr Avenue

Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak uses a mini-excavator to break ground during a ceremony for a $34 million Interstate-15 and Starr Avenue interchange project Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. The interchange, part of a $1.3 billion I-15 South Corridor project, is expected to be completed in May 2019.

The Nevada Department of Transportation broke ground today on the $33.7 million Interstate 15-Starr Avenue interchange between St. Rose Parkway and Cactus Avenue in the southwest valley. The interchange will travel under Interstate 15 to reduce traffic-related noise for nearby neighbors. “This interchange alleviates traffic along local streets as well as the southern ...

30 November 2017
By Mick Akers

Average gas price in Las Vegas down to $2.66 a gallon

Gasoline prices in the Las Vegas area have gone down in the past week. GasBuddy.com reports the average retail price of a gallon of gas in the area has decreased 7 cents in the past week, to ...

27 November 2017
Associated Press

DC Solar offers free electric-vehicle charging in Las Vegas

A pop-up EV-charging station is located at 2295 E. Tropicana Ave.

They can charge one or two vehicles at a time depending on the model. They are powered by solar panels attached to each station, and there is a biodiesel generator on each unit for backup ...

23 November 2017
By Mick Akers

Why technology, not new roads, could ease congestion

The Nevada Department of Transportation is installing 52 Active Traffic Management signs as part of Project Neon, as shown in this rendering.

As the Las Vegas Valley grows and traffic becomes more congested, the answer is to use technology to ease it, as opposed to laying down more roads ...

22 November 2017
By Ric Anderson

How to reduce Thanksgiving travel stress

The new air traffic control tower is seen at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 in Las Vegas.

Because of the high expectations, tight schedules and long journeys, holiday travel can be an exercise in frustration. But local transportation authorities say a small amount of preparation and a healthy dose of patience can go a long way to make the experience easier. ...

22 November 2017
By Thomas Moore
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