Transportation

2 weeks’ work set on new damage to I-15 near Bunkerville

A Nevada transportation official says it could take two weeks and cost up to $2 million to repair a section of Interstate 15 damaged by flooding in recent days south of ...

29 September 2014
Associated Press

Charter jet bound for Laughlin makes emergency landing

A warning light signaling an engine fire prompted the pilots of a chartered passenger jet to make an emergency landing in Boise. Boise Airport officials say the Sun Country Airlines flight landed ...

26 September 2014

Las Vegas airport traffic up 3.4 percent in August

A Southwest Airlines flight approaches McCarran International Airport with the Luxor in the background.

Officials say passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport jumped 3.4 percent in August compared with a year earlier. Data released Thursday show more than ...

25 September 2014
From staff and wire reports

I-15 ramps at Cheyenne Avenue to close for paving

The Interstate 15 ramps at Cheyenne Avenue will be temporarily closed starting this weekend for a paving project, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. The north and south ramps ...

24 September 2014
By Katie Visconti

Plane makes emergency landing in Las Vegas

A Virgin airliner made an emergency landing this morning at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Flight 147 was heading to Newark, N.J., from San Francisco when ...

19 September 2014
By Katie Visconti

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across the …

19 September 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

More lanes of Interstate 15 opened after flooding

A section of the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 are shown in pieces near Moapa Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday's storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.

More lanes of Interstate 15 near Moapa have been opened following heavy flooding last week, the Nevada Department of Transportation said today. Two northbound lanes and ...

18 September 2014
By Ian Whitaker

Boulder City bypass gets green light after asbestos testing shows no threat

This artist's rendering shows what the redesigned interchange of Boulder City Bypass and U.S. 93 would look like at Railroad Pass. Railroad Pass Casino is at left. If U.S. 93 is designated an interstate between Las Vegas and Phoenix, the bypass route would become part of the interstate, officials say.

After a frustrating seven-month delay to allow for hundreds of tests of asbestos-tainted soil, construction of a bypass highway around Boulder City is back on track. Officials concluded that ...

17 September 2014
By Danielle McCrea, Special to the Sun

Las Vegas airport getting $26 million to rehab runway

McCarran International Airport is seen Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.

A major runway at McCarran International Airport is getting an overhaul with help from the federal government. Congresswoman Dina Titus announced this week that ...

16 September 2014
Associated Press

Feds pledge $1.5M for I-15 flood repairs

Las Vegas Paving workers repair the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Moapa Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday's storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid says Clark County will get $1.5 million in federal emergency funds to help pay for repairing flood damage on Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas. Reid's announcement came ...

16 September 2014
Associated Press

I-15 traffic flowing after chunks of washed-out road repaired

Las Vegas Paving workers repair the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Moapa Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday's storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.

Traffic on Interstate 15 near Moapa is flowing smoothly, despite ongoing work to repair chunks of road washed out last week by heavy flooding, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. One lane in each direction ...

15 September 2014
By Ian Whitaker

Flood-damaged section of I-15 partially reopened after repair work

A bulldozer operator works on the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Moapa Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday's storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.

A stretch of Interstate 15 north of Las Vegas that was washed out by heavy flooding on Monday has been partially reopened. One northbound lane and one ...

12 September 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across the …

12 September 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Allegiant Travel boss sells back $25 million in stock

Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., chairman/CEO of Allegiant Air, walks through the company's new Airbus A319 passenger jet during an aircraft "open house" for employees at McCarran International Airport Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The new jet is more fuel efficient than the company's current jets.

Talk about a good payday. The parent company of discount carrier Allegant Air has bought back 200,000 shares at $126.20 apiece from ...

11 September 2014
By Eli Segall

Cost of repairing flood-damaged interstate hits $5 million

A Mercedes sedan is partially submerged in mud in the median of Interstate 15 near Glendale Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. About 1 mile of freeway was severely damaged by runoff from Monday's storm. The Nevada Department of Transportation expects to have two lanes open by the weekend, a spokesman said.

Repairing a stretch of Interstate 15 destroyed in Monday’s massive flooding will cost $5 million, Nevada Department of Transportation officials said today. I-15 is closed for nearly 50 miles between ...

10 September 2014
By Katie Visconti
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