Transportation

U.S. 95 lane shift, ramp closure on Monday part of final phase of ‘Big Squeeze’

Traffic is constricted by lane closures related to Project Neon, a nearly $1 billion, 4-mile-long widening of Interstate 15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

The final phase of the “Big Squeeze” portion of Project Neon is set to shift traffic on U.S. 95 beginning Monday. ...

18 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Woman hits $1.6 million jackpot at Las Vegas airport

This woman from Dublin, Calif., identified only as Sandra A., hit a $1.6 million slot machine jackpot at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.

There’s nothing worse than waiting in the airport, unless you’re waiting to be paid a $1.6 million jackpot like a California woman was Tuesday at McCarran International Airport. A woman from ...

16 August 2017
By Jesse Granger

How RTC will fight violent passengers on your bus route

Marvin Wilkins, operator instructor for the MAX bus line, welcomes guests aboard a new ACE bus outfitted with bike racks for commuters Monday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bonneville Transit Center located at Casino Center Boulevard and Bonneville Avenue.

Passengers attacked each other on local buses more frequently last year, but less assaulted bus drivers than in the past. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada saw mixed results when comparing violent acts on buses in a year-over-year comparison. Assaults on operators decreased while ...

15 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Lower gasoline prices, ride-sharing mean lower bus ridership, revenues for RTC

Regional Transportation Commission buses travel downtown. Las Vegas is modifying its zoning ordinance for certain downtown districts to allow for more walkability, said Marco Velotta, the city's chief sustainability officer. Plans to modify transit-related policies in high-traffic areas like Maryland Parkway and Charleston Boulevard are also in the works, he said.

Mass transit is seeing the effects of ride-sharing companies in Southern Nevada, according to new statistics from the Regional Transportation Commission. ...

12 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Interstate 11 segment near Railroad Pass to open on Wednesday

Construction of Interstate 11 has presented challenges for Henderson's Railroad Pass Casino, but owner Joe DeSimone is optimistic the project will ultimately help the hotel, the casino and the travel center he is building on the site.

The first portion of the Interstate 11 project is set to open next week. The Nevada Department of Transportation will open the southbound lanes of I-11 from Foothill Drive in Henderson to Silverline Road in Boulder City on Tuesday. ...

11 August 2017
By Mick Akers

First section of Interstate 11 set to open

The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced the first section of Interstate 11 will open next week. The southbound section will open on Tuesday, running more than 2 miles between ...

10 August 2017
Associated Press

Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada

Tesla Inc is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in "platoons" that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to ...

10 August 2017
Reuters

Designed to keep pests out, Yermo station to be replaced

The Yermo Border Protection Station is scheduled to be replaced in the next 18-24 months by a new facility 90 miles to the east of the current location.

The cause of many motorists’ ire on their way from Las Vegas to Southern California on Interstate 15 is set to be replaced within two years. The Yermo ...

8 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Despite funding issues, projections rosy for high-speed train linking Las Vegas, Victorville

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

When XpressWest was chosen in 2015 to build a high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California, the company said it could start construction as early as fall 2016. That didn’t materialize, but XpressWest ...

7 August 2017
By Mick Akers

County tests the waters for elevated expressways in Las Vegas

Touting it as the most readily available option to handle increased traffic flow to and from the resort corridor and the airport, the county and design firms explained ...

4 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Lyft-Hertz partnership marks 1 million rides in Southern Nevada

Lyft's partnership with with Hertz, in which drivers can rent a car to earn income, recently marked its millionth ride.

Two years after two transportation giants teamed up, the pair is celebrating a milestone ride. Lyft and rental car company Hertz recently celebrated providing 1 million rides in Southern Nevada through their Express Drive Rental Car Program. The program has helped hundreds of drivers without vehicles to earn ...

4 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Hyperloop One achieves 192 mph in latest test

Hyperloop One XP-1 achieved a speed of 192miles per hour in a test Saturday, July 29, 2017, company officials said.

Accelerating their quest to bring a new high-speed mode of travel to life, Hyperloop One officials said they achieved a faster speed and a longer distance in a second round of testing Saturday at its Southern Nevada track. The Hyperloop One XP-1, the company's first-generation pod, accelerated for 984 feet of the 1,640-foot track, gliding above the track using magnetic levitation before braking and coming to a gradual stop, according to ...

2 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Northbound U.S. 95 to be closed overnight Wednesday

Project Neon, the largest construction project in state history, is expected to improve the flow of traffic along the Spaghetti Bowl, where Interstate 15, U.S. 95 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersect.

Northbound U.S. 95 will be closed Wednesday night for continued work to install a high-tech message system. ...

2 August 2017
By Mick Akers

Making Las Vegas a bike town: Improvements aim to change the way we move around the city

Heather Fisher signifies her support for cyclist safety at the memorial site for Dr. Kayvan Khiabani outside of Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Dr. Khiabani died in a cycling accident on April 18.

Because of the valley’s sprawl and cheap parking, we are unlikely to see the masses commuting by bicycle. However, focusing strictly on commuting is a limited way to think about cycling within cities. If we look at moving around our suburban neighborhoods, there’s a lot of potential for two-wheeled travel to ...

31 July 2017
By April Corbin

Las Vegas airport 500K ahead of half-year 2016 passenger tally

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Tuesday, August 2, 2016.

McCarran International Airport is reporting that it handled 500,000 more passengers in the first half of 2017 than the first six months last year. Clark County aviation officials reported Wednesday that the ...

27 July 2017
Associated Press
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