Transportation

Nevada officials want future Interstate 11 to link Phoenix, Las Vegas and Reno

From left, Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Nevada Department of Transportation Director Rudy Malfabon unveil a sign marking the corridor for the future Interstate 11 between Phoenix and Las Vegas, Friday, March 21, 2014, at the Hoover Dam in Arizona. It was a symbolic effort meant to keep up momentum on the project, which is coming of age in an era of scarce highway funding.

A future Interstate 11 linking Phoenix to Las Vegas should also extend to Interstate 80 in Northern Nevada using the general path of U.S. 95. The board vote to pursue broader definition of the road came after ...

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 …

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 …

Cactus Avenue interchange to open Friday, ahead of schedule

The Cactus Avenue interchange over Interstate 15 will open at 2 p.m. Friday, two months ahead of schedule, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced today. The project was initially scheduled to ...

Las Vegas airport traffic up 1.9 percent in July

A Japan Airlines jet taxis to a gate at McCarran International Airport on Friday, July 7, 2000.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport has climbed up 1.9 percent compared with a year earlier. Data released Wednesday show more than 3.7 million people ...

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 …

Gas tax hike paves the way for smoother valley roads

Gas tax hike paves the way for smoother valley roads

The average driver in Southern Nevada will pay $52 a year more to fund several road projects. ...

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 …

‘Very tragic intersection’ on Blue Diamond gets a traffic light

When Helen Liu was killed in November, there was no crosswalk at Blue Diamond and Cimarron roads. A memorial is seen at the intersection, which also now features a new crosswalk and traffic light, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014.

The traffic light was installed too late to save Helen Liu. The 14-year-old was crossing Blue Diamond Road with a group of friends one night last year when ...

Catch a ride in Las Vegas with new smartphone app

A Bell Transportation limousine driver talks to passengers after picking them up at McCarran International Airport on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

Starting today, hailing a limousine or town car in Las Vegas is as easy as hitting a button on your smartphone. The new Ride Genie app from locally-based Integrity Vehicle Solutions Co. is the first ...

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 …

Bumpy road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk now paved

This undated photo shows a newly paved stretch of road leading to Grand Canyon Skywalk in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

Getting to the Grand Canyon Skywalk used to include a teeth-chattering drive over a washboard road fraught with dips and twists. Motorists have a smoother drive to the Hualapai Tribe's most popular tourist destination now that ...

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 …

Jackson-Orlando flights in works with Allegiant

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

ow-cost carrier Allegiant Air and Jackson airport officials are awaiting federal approval of two direct flights a week to and from Orlando, Florida. The airline is seeking a subsidy from the...

Australian airline alerted passengers to drug sting

An Australian airline apologized on Wednesday for a warning a flight attendant gave passengers who might have been flying high that there were drug-sniffer dogs awaiting them at ...