Transportation

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 …

20 June 2014
By Brian Nordli

Nevada advocates lobby Washington to oppose bigger trucks on roadways

The goal of the Nevada Highway Patrol's Badge on Board program is to reduce crashes involving commercial trucks and passenger vehicles.

Could the commercial trucks we share our highways with be getting bigger? Congress is mulling an idea to allow bigger and heavier semitrailers ...

19 June 2014
By Amber Phillips

Has I-11 hit a dead end?

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.

Interstate 11 is the West’s dream transportation project. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is ushering the project through the Washington bureaucracy. Every politician and chamber of commerce between Reno and Phoenix supports the project. After a decade of planning, it’s almost time to start building. But there’s a bump in ...

15 June 2014
By Amber Phillips

Chronic fatigue still problem at air traffic towers, report finds

Chronic fatigue at airport towers and government radar facilities that direct planes is still a major threat to safety, three years after a ...

13 June 2014
By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune

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 …

13 June 2014
By Brian Nordli

Magazine ranks Allegiant among top financial performers

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, a Southwest airliner comes in for a landing as a row of Allegiant Air jets are parked at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Allegiant Air, Las Vegas’ hometown carrier, is known for its cheap fares, frequent delays and numerous add-on fees. But the airline also is a cash cow, and based on financial performance, it...

12 June 2014
By Eli Segall

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 …

6 June 2014
By Brian Nordli

Sections of MLK Boulevard to close for construction

Sections of Martin Luther King Boulevard will shut down the next four weekends as construction crews fix median islands. The street’s inside northbound and southbound lanes will...

5 June 2014
By Ana Ley

FBI offers rewards for information about lasers pointed at aircraft

There’s a new target on the FBI’s wanted list. The FBI announced a 90-day national campaign today offering a reward of up to $10,000 for...

3 June 2014
By Brian Nordli

Economic impact of traffic accidents? About $1 trillion a year

A Metro police officer takes measurements at an accident scene Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. Several people were reported injured in the accident.

Motor vehicle crashes in the United States every year have an economic toll of almost $1 trillion.

31 May 2014
By Charles Fleming, Los Angeles Times

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 …

30 May 2014
By Bethany Barnes,
Brian Nordli

Passenger traffic continues upward trend at Las Vegas airport

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

Passenger traffic continues to climb at McCarran International Airport, increasing for the eighth consecutive month. Data released today showed about...

28 May 2014
By Brian Nordli

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 …

23 May 2014
By Bethany Barnes,
Brian Nordli

National study reconfirms Las Vegas is a dangerous place for pedestrians

A pedestrian uses a Danish offset as she crosses Maryland Parkway near UNLV Monday, October 7, 2011. A Danish offset is in the median area where the crosswalk makes an S turn, slowing pedestrians down and making them look at traffic before they cross.

“Dangerous By Design,” issued by the National Complete Streets Coalition and Smart Growth America, ranked Las Vegas-Paradise as the country’s 13th most dangerous metro area to …

20 May 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

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 …

16 May 2014
By Bethany Barnes,
Brian Nordli
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