Transportation

Loud talkers beware: Reno buses will be listening

In this March 2, 2016, file photo, a passenger boards a city bus while the driver looks on at the bus station in downtown Reno.

A federal judge has given northern Nevada's largest public transit system the green light to begin recording audio along with video surveillance on city buses despite objections from the bus drivers' union ...

22 September 2017
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

NDOT stops de-icer use in area affected by tainted water

The Nevada Department of Transportation will stop using a road de-icer in parts of a mountain-side community outside Las Vegas after the product was linked to ...

20 September 2017
Associated Press

Vision of refreshed Maryland Parkway includes four districts, mass transit

A proposal to build an urban light rail or bus rapid transit system on Maryland Parkway between McCarran International Airport and downtown Las Vegas is moving forward. This image from the Regional Transportation Commission shows a version of the proposal that involves running light rail lines down both sides of the street.

The group working to reinvigorate the Maryland Parkway corridor recommends dividing it into four distinct districts, linked by a high-capacity transit system. The Maryland Parkway Coalition unveiled the districts at a community meeting Thursday at the Winchester Community Theater. Midtown Medical is located between Sahara Avenue and Desert Inn Road; Midtown Boulevard between Desert Inn and Flamingo Road; Midtown UNLV between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue; and Midtown Gateway south of Tropicana. An 8.7-mile high-capacity transit system would link ...

20 September 2017
By Mick Akers

More Interstate 11 signs on the way

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer shakes hands with Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval after unveiling a sign for the future Interstate 11 on Friday, March 21, 2014, at Hoover Dam, Ariz. The two governors gathered to unveil signs that will be posted along the proposed Interstate 11. It was a symbolic effort meant to keep up momentum on the project, which is coming of age in an era of scarce highway funding.

Signage along the nascent Interstate 11 route on U.S. 93/Interstate 515 from Henderson to the Arizona border will be changed to reflect the newest edition to Nevada’s freeway system. ...

9 September 2017
By Mick Akers

New one-way streets implemented this week in downtown Las Vegas

Traffic signs on Charleston Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas on Sept. 6, 2017, indicate Main Street will be one-way northbound only traffic from Las Vegas Boulevard to north of Gass Avenue starting Sept. 8, 2017.

New permanent one-way streets near the popular Arts District in downtown Las Vegas this week may have motorists doing double takes. As part of an ongoing project to ...

7 September 2017
By Mick Akers

Delta flight makes emergency landing at McCarran

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for New York made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport after one of its engines caught fire. Airport spokesman Chris Jones says ...

6 September 2017
Associated Press

U.S. 95 near downtown Las Vegas closing overnight

A stretch of U.S. 95 near downtown Las Vegas will shut down overnight twice this week beginning tonight. The Nevada Department of Transportation will shut down southbound U.S. 95 between ...

5 September 2017
By Mick Akers

Marijuana possession, advertising banned at Las Vegas airport

In this June 9, 2012, photo, travelers crowd Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Clark County commissioners voted unanimously today to ban the possession or advertisement of legal marijuana at McCarran International Airport and other properties ...

5 September 2017
By April Corbin

A country mile: A vision that stretches from Mexico to Canada looks for traction

Gov. Brian Sandoval and Tina Quigley, Regional Transportation Commission general manager, sign a box culvert that will be used in the Interstate-11/Boulder City Bypass project during a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, April 6, 2015, near Boulder City.

It’s only a modest 2.5 miles of a long-term plan to better connect Las Vegas and Phoenix — the two largest U.S. cities not currently linked by an interstate — and a longer-term dream to link Mexico, the U.S and Canada. But last month’s opening of the first local phase ...

4 September 2017
By Mick Akers

McCarran’s new automated screening lanes to be tested on busy weekend

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

Ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend, McCarran International Airport has introduced automated screening lanes in Terminal 3. ...

1 September 2017
By Mick Akers

Bee swarm closes highway rest area near Searchlight — again

The Southern Nevada Visitors Center just south of Searchlight on U.S. 95.

A swarm of bees has forced the closure of a highway rest area near Searchlight for the second time in less than three months. The state Department of Transportation today shut down ...

23 August 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Dashboard system records traffic and road conditions

Through Nexar’s free mobile app, AI Dashcam, drivers get real-time alerts to prevent vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian collisions.

Three months after the first statewide vehicle-to-vehicle network to help prevent collisions and enable autonomous mobility was launched, preliminary data is rolling in. ...

23 August 2017
By Mick Akers

'Leading by example': County to add more fuel-efficient vehicles

Clark County recently received grants to build its fuel-efficient vehicle fleet.

Looking to lead by example in its continuing effort to improve air quality, Clark County is beefing up its fuel-efficient vehicle fleet....

22 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Las Vegas airport asks jet owners to make parking plans for big fight

A private jet takes off from the Henderson Executive Airport in Henderson Thursday, July 28, 2016.

Las Vegas airport officials are asking owners of corporate planes to find places to park their aircraft while in town for the upcoming fight between ...

21 August 2017
Associated Press

The health of our infrastructure: How Nevada ranks and what improvements are on the horizon

The health of our infrastructure: How Nevada ranks and what improvements are on the horizon

On its 2014 Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Nevada a C- overall. But this year, ASCE representatives told legislators that the state is “on the right track,” noting improvements in highways, the renewable energy portfolio and use of drone technology. How healthy are Nevada’s bones?

21 August 2017
By Daniel Rothberg
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