Transportation

Interstate 15 headed to L.A. to be temporarily closed at Primm

California transportation officials say they're planning to close southbound traffic on Interstate 15 for three hours early next Wednesday at the Nevada-California state line for an ...

Teamsters consider appeal of ruling in Allegiant Air dispute

Allegiant Air pilots picket in front of the Allegiant Air headquarters in Summerlin Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Pilots, represented by the Teamsters union, have been in contract negations with the company for two years, a union representative said.

The Teamsters are considering whether to appeal a ruling by a federal court that would allow Allegiant Air to change work rules for pilots, a union spokeswoman said Tuesday. Three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said ...

Appeals court rules for Allegiant Air in dispute with pilots

Allegiant Air pilots picket in front of the Allegiant Air headquarters in Summerlin on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.

A federal appeals court says Allegiant Air had the right to make changes in work rules for its pilots. It's the latest development in a dispute ...

Governor asks officials to support self-driving cars

This May 13, 2014, file photo shows a Google self-driving Lexus at a Google event outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas. The Republican governor, who referenced a self-driving semitruck that Daimler Trucks unveiled last month, said he wants Nevada to ...

Allegiant pilots appeal court order barring strike

Allegiant Air pilots picket in front of Allegiant Air headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Summerlin. Pilots, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, have been in contract negations with the company for two years, a union representative said.

Allegiant Air pilots have appealed a judge’s ruling that they did not have a legal right to walk off the job when they tried to go on strike in ...

Lawmakers seek more regulations for ride-hailing companies

Taxi cab drivers gather Friday, May 29, 2015, in front of Caesars Palace to protest Uber, the ride-hailing service trying to break into the Las Vegas market.

Nevada lawmakers are pushing a number of revised regulations to ride-hailing companies like Uber as the legislative session winds down ...

Inspections find Nevada bridges safe after earthquake

The Nevada Department of Transportation has cleared 55 bridges inspected for possible cracks and other damage after an earthquake May 22 centered ...

DMV broadens pool of possible license plate numbers

The Department of Motor Vehicles is changing its license plate numbering scheme for the first time in more than three decades. KTVN-TV reports Division Administrator of Central Services Sean McDonald says ...

Taxis on Strip go idle in protest of Uber

Taxi cab drivers gather on the Strip in front of Caesars Palace to protest Uber, the competing ride sharing program trying to break into the Las Vegas market on Friday, May 29, 2015.

Dozens of taxi drivers parked their cabs and instead took to the Las Vegas Strip sidewalk today to protest the arrival of Uber and the disastrous effect drivers said it would have on their livelihoods. The demonstration ...

Allegiant faces $260,000 fine by FAA over drug, alcohol testing

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air, LLC faces a fine of more than $260,000 for an alleged offense related to drug and alcohol testing. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it is proposing ...

Las Vegas Strip taxis to remain parked to protest Uber

A taxi cab drives down the Strip Thursday, April 28, 2011.

A labor union says several hundred taxi drivers will be protesting ride-sharing company Uber on Friday afternoon rather than looking for fares on the Las Vegas Strip. A union representing drivers for the Yellow ...

Las Vegas airport traffic up 4.4 percent in April

A Delta plane taxis on the runway at McCarran International Airport on October 10, 2014.

Airport officials say 4.4 percent more people flew into and out of Las Vegas in April than they did a year ago. McCarran International Airport reported 3.77 million travelers used the airport last month. Airport traffic is up ...

Jet returns to Las Vegas after wing flap issue reported

A flight headed to New York returned to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas today after a reported issue with ...

Quick fix planned for earthquake-damaged freeway ramp

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers and Nevada Department of Transportation workers inspect an expansion joint on the 95 south to I-15 south ramp after an earthquake Friday, May 22, 2015.

A state road official says a busy earthquake-damaged freeway ramp near downtown Las Vegas will need one night to repair. Nevada Department of Transportation ...

Nevada lawmakers give green light to measure allowing Uber to operate

This Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, photo taken in Newark, N.J., shows smartphones displaying Uber car availability in New York.

After a rocky ride, a bill regulating companies like Uber gained approval from the Nevada Senate and Assembly early ...