Transportation

Las Vegas airport gets $31 million grant for baggage systems

A view of the baggage claim area at Harry Reid International Airport Thursday, May 20, 2021.

The baggage systems in two terminals at Harry Reid International Airport will be upgraded through a $31 million federal grant. The money comes from the bipartisan ...

27 February 2023
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas gets $2 million for street improvements on Historic Westside

The city of Las Vegas is receiving a $2 million grant to improve streets in the Historic Westside neighborhood, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., announced this morning. The work will focus on ...

20 February 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Nevada, Clark County end fuel emergency as gas pipeline restored

Nevada and Clark County officials today ended emergency proclamations that were declared late last week after a gas pipeline in California ruptured.

14 February 2023

Lombardo issues fuel emergency for Clark County, urges against 'panic buying'

Gas prices are shown on a pump in Primm, Nev. Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Clark County declared a fuel emergency late Friday after a leak was discovered in a pipeline that transports fuel from California to Las Vegas. "Tonight, I am declaring a state of emergency for the fuel pipeline leak impacting ...

10 February 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver,
Las Vegas Sun Staff

Ready, set, go! $305M ‘Dropicana’ interchange project begins in Las Vegas

Traffic moves on the I-15 freeway in this time exposure photograph Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

“The combination of new resorts and professional sports teams and venues have attracted more visitors to the city, drawing as many as 300,000 visitors on major holiday weekends,” NDOT officials said in a statement. “The widening of the Tropicana interchange will add capacity, improve accessibility to the Strip and allow for the future widening of I-15 as the population continues to grow.”

17 January 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Electric vehicle demand high, inventory low, tax credits confusing in Las Vegas

With high demands and low inventory for electric vehicles. Friendly Ford in Las Vegas has only two Mustang Mach-Es available at the moment on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Brian Ramos

Bill Bosnos is slowly starting to see more electric cars roll off the Friendly Ford dealership lot in Las Vegas driven by consumers eager to cut down on gasoline spending. Some of these motorists may be missing out on federal tax credits made available beginning Jan. 1 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

15 January 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Air travel across U.S. thrown into chaos after computer outage

A display shows flights, many delayed, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at LaGuardia Airport in New York. A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. on Wednesday, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke ...

11 January 2023
By David Koenig and Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Delta says free Wi-Fi coming to many U.S. flights next month

Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced Thursday at the CES technology trade show. Bastian said by the end of the year, the airline will outfit more ...

5 January 2023
By Rio Mayat and David Koenig, Associated Press

CCSD ready to debut greener, cheaper electric buses

CCSD unveils its first electric school bus, which is also the first electric school bus in Nevada. The bus was purchased with grant funds provided by NV Energy and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. January 3, 2023. Hilary Davis

CCSD used about $1.3 million in grant funding from NV Energy and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to purchase the two electric buses plus two charging stations, located in the district’s centrally located bus yard on Arville Street not far from ...

4 January 2023
By Hillary Davis

Clark County School District to unveil first electric bus

Nevada's largest school district now has its first electric bus. The Clark County School District in Las Vegas will debut the new bus at a media event Tuesday. The bus will ...

30 December 2022
Associated Press

Las Vegas carpool lane hours to change under pilot program

Cars use the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on northbound Interstate 15 near Sunset Road Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Las Vegas carpool lanes soon will be open to any driver during overnight hours for the next year-and-a-half. The Nevada Department of Transportation will start an 18-month ...

10 October 2022
Associated Press

Las Vegas airport passenger traffic down from July record

A JetBlue passenger jet lands at Harry Reid International Airport June 9, 2022.

Passenger traffic at the Las Vegas airport dipped slightly in August, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation. Just over 4.6 million arriving and departing passengers passed ...

27 September 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Disappearing water aside, economic forecasters expect Strip to remain magical

Josh Swissman, left, founding partner of The Strategy Organization, and Alan Feldman, a distinguished fellow at UNLVs International Gaming Institute, speak during a NAIOP Southern Nevada breakfast meeting at the Orleans Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. STEVE MARCUS

Gaming industry expert Alan Feldman sees the West’s water shortage as the biggest possible deterrent to what he projects as a banner upcoming decade of development along the Strip. Feldman, a distinguished fellow at the UNLV International Gaming Institute and a former ...

22 August 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Gas available again along I-15 north of Las Vegas after power restored

Gas prices are shown on a pump in Primm, Nev. Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Because of a power outage, motorists could not get gas for several hours today along Interstate 15 between Apex and Beaver Dam, Ariz. The power outage, just north of ...

11 August 2022
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Las Vegas airport sets monthly record for passenger traffic

A JetBlue passenger jet lands at Harry Reid International Airport June 9, 2022.

Harry Reid International Airport set a record for monthly passenger traffic in June, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation. Nearly 4.7 million passengers arrived or departed last ...

26 July 2022
By Bryan Horwath
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