Transportation

Closure of Warm Springs ramp to Beltway to begin

A weekslong closure of the Warm Springs Road ramp to the 215 Beltway will start this weekend. ...

13 April 2017
By Mick Akers

Probe of British Airways jet fire in Las Vegas points to compressor issue

Firefighters stand by a British Airways plane that caught fire Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at McCarran International Airport. An engine on the plane caught fire before takeoff, forcing passengers to escape on emergency slides.

An ongoing investigation into a British Airways jet that was damaged by fire during an aborted takeoff in Las Vegas in 2015 points to a failure in the engine compressor. The National Transportation Safety Board today ...

11 April 2017
Associated Press

NDOT’s new website, app aim to keep motorists informed

Traffic flows smoothly on the first morning of The Big Squeeze lane closures related to Project Neon a nearly $1 billion 3.7-mile-long widening of Interstate 15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

The Nevada Department of Transportation recently unveiled two improved ways people access road and traffic information online. In conjunction with the nearly $1 billion ...

5 April 2017
By Mick Akers

Executives discuss the pros, cons of Southern Nevada as distribution hub

The ability of FedEx drivers to get to surrounding cities relatively quickly is one of the main advantages of the FedEx Ground distribution center in Henderson, says Ken Barnes, FedEx senior manager.

Its proximity to Southern California ports and interstates as well as the low costs of labor and transportation have made the Las Vegas Valley an increasingly popular location for distribution centers, including an Amazon fulfillment center under construction in North Las Vegas. ...

3 April 2017
By Mick Akers

With NFL stadium on the way, attention turns to I-15 upgrades

With the proposed NFL stadium at Russell Road west of the freeway increasing their urgency, several road projects to address traffic growth on the Interstate 15 corridor over the next 20 years are in the planning stages.

Now that the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas has been approved, focus is shifting to what needs to be done for the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium to be complete for the 2020 season. As important as any aspect is the access to the proposed stadium site on ...

29 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Goodman clings to downtown NFL stadium dream; traffic study reveals why

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman gives the State of the City address at Las Vegas City Hall in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman persistently advocates downtown for the proposed NFL stadium for the Raiders, raising the question: Which is better? The Cashman Field site or the Raiders’ favorite, the Russell Road site?

25 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Cooking fire sets off false evacuation call at Las Vegas airport

Las Vegas airport officials say smoke from restaurant grill triggered a false evacuation call at a terminal. Officials say the smoke coming from 360 Burrito, a restaurant inside ...

24 March 2017
Associated Press

Study: Minority pedestrians more at risk in crosswalks

Pedestrians cross Boulder Highway in a designated crosswalk Thursday, March 2, 2017.

An ongoing study led by a UNLV professor showed motorists in high-income areas are more likely to travel through an intersection while a black pedestrian was ...

22 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Strife in the fast lane: Fines proposed for slow drivers

Motorists going too slow in the far-left lane would be subject to fines, if two Assembly bills introduced this week are approved by the Nevada Legislature.

If slow drivers in the far-left lane of a highway irk you, help may be coming to get them out of the way. Assembly Bill 329 was introduced Monday by Assemblyman Chris Edwards R-Las Vegas, and Assembly BIll 334 introduced by Assemblyman John Ellison, R-Elko, would amend the existing law, making the act misdemeanor and ...

21 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Putting the Squeeze on U.S. 95

Drivers choose alternative routes on the first morning of The Big Squeeze lane closures related to Project Neon a nearly $1 billion 3.7-mile-long widening of Interstate 15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

Work crews began a new phase of Project Neon that constricts a portion of U.S. 95 near the Spaghetti Bowl on Monday night. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) put “The Big Squeeze” on U.S. 95, which reduced travel to two lanes in each direction between Rancho Drive and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas. ...

21 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Attention U.S. 95 commuters: Prepare to be squeezed

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.

Transportation officials and motorists are bracing for big traffic tie-ups near downtown Las Vegas with a next phase of work to improve the state's busiest freeway interchange. U.S. Highway 95 will be squeezed from ...

20 March 2017
Associated Press

With full year of Model X, Tesla’s revenues soar

Tesla CEO Elon Musk discusses the company's new Gigafactory Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks. It's Tesla Motors biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could almost double the world's production of lithium-ion batteries by 2018.

Tesla saw a sizeable charge in total revenues tied to its operations in 2016. Revenue from operations totaled more than $7 billion in 2016, up $2.95 billion or 72 percent for the year compared to 2015, according to ...

16 March 2017
By Mick Akers

The Big Squeeze underway Monday

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.

The next phase of closures related to Project Neon might be labeled “The Big Squeeze,” but for drivers it might as well be referred to as the big pain. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the Big Squeeze portion of the almost $1 billion, multiphase Project Neon this morning. The Big Squeeze will reduce U.S. 95 from three travel lanes to two — four before ...

15 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Safety upgrades coming soon to Boulder Highway

A view of traffic on Boulder Highway looking north from Henderson Thursday, March 2, 2017.

A busy, frequently harrowing and sometimes deadly stretch of road in Las Vegas will soon get a series of safety upgrades. ....

15 March 2017
By Mick Akers

Proposal would require ridesharing drivers to have business licenses

In this Jan. 14, 2016, photo, a driver waits to pick up passengers at an Uber and Lyft pickup area at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

The way ridesharing companies and their drivers are regulated here could change if a piece of legislation passes. As independent contractors, Uber and Lyft drivers use ...

14 March 2017
By Mick Akers
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