Transportation

Canada’s Westjet adding flights to Las Vegas

A WestJet airplane takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

WestJet, the Canadian discount airline that is the busiest international air carrier at McCarran International Airport, will expand Las Vegas service with 18 new weekly flights next summer.

29 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Additional cabs to be on streets for February events

Taxis are seen queued up at McCarran International Airport on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Extra taxicabs will be rolled out next month when three major traffic-generating events arrive. The Nevada Taxicab Authority today approved additional permits, known in the industry as “medallions,” for the weekend of the Super Bowl and during the International Builders’ Show and the MAGIC fashion trade show.

28 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

For 2 small cab companies trying to compete, it's resistance at every turn

Convenience factor: A PayPass payment system is shown in the back of a taxi at Deluxe Taxicab Services in Henderson. VeriFone Transportation Systems provided Deluxe with the technology for free.

Two small Southern Nevada taxi companies are waging a David-and-Goliath battle against industry competitors to be allowed to pick up passengers on the Strip, the city’s convention centers and McCarran International Airport.

28 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Car fire prompts closure of US 95 near Auto Show Drive

A car caught fire today on U.S. 95 South near Auto Show Drive, prompting authorities to close the highway for 20 minutes.

27 January 2014
By Brian Nordli

Neighboring California cities divided about bullet train and its effects

Phyllis and Ross Browning stand alongside a line drawn across Cairo Avenue marking the path of the proposed high-speed rail through their Hanford, Calif., neighborhood, Dec. 12, 2013. The proposed rail line will run a few houses away from their residence. The couple moved to Hanford in 2005 to retire and live next door to Phyllis' mother.

Heated disagreements about California's $68 billion bullet-train project, designed to bring the state together, are tearing Visalia and Hanford — and much of the Central Valley — apart.

27 January 2014
By Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News

I-15 to be closed from Cheyenne to Craig for construction

Interstate 15 will be shut down between Cheyenne Avenue and Craig Road nightly starting Sunday for construction of a pedestrian bridge.

22 January 2014
By Brian Nordli

Las Vegas airport already following new regs to avoid mid-air crashes

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an Allegiant Air jetliner flies over the the the New York-New York Hotel & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

New federal safety regulations ordered to take effect by April to prevent midair collisions at major U.S. airports won’t result in additional flight delays at McCarran International Airport, because the Las Vegas air traffic control tower implemented the new policies last year.

21 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Northeast storm already impacting flights in Las Vegas

Pedestrians walk through a snow storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in south Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Airlines serving McCarran International Airport have put passengers on notice that a winter storm in the Northeast may lead to delays and cancellations later today, and several scheduled flights already have been canceled.

21 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

To curb long-hauling, new signs at airport to list fares, trip times

A sign warns taxis of a Taxicab Authority Police long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012.

The Taxicab Authority and McCarran International Airport will unveil their latest attempt to thwart taxi long-hauling — signs that list the approximate mileage, time and fare from the airport to downtown and Strip resorts.

16 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

American Airlines to keep flying from Las Vegas to D.C.

Las Vegas has been spared from required cuts in service by American Airlines on flights to and from Washington's Reagan National Airport.

15 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Bid approved for U.S. 95 widening in northwest valley

he state Transportation Department has awarded a $35 million contract to widen nearly three miles of U.S. 95 in Las Vegas where the average vehicle count is 110,000 a day. The contract goes to Las Vegas Paving, which submitted the lowest bid of three bidders, a department official said today.

15 January 2014
By Cy Ryan

Work to fix damaged barrier rail will close I-15 lanes, off-ramp tonight

A portion of Interstate 15 will be shut down tonight while crews fix a barrier rail that was damaged during a wreck.

14 January 2014
By Ana Ley

Group hopes education efforts will cut down number of traffic deaths

Metro Police are on the scene of a fatal accident at Fort Apache Road and Peace Way, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013.

Experts say much of traffic safety comes down to education, and recent accident numbers suggest Southern Nevada has a lot of people to educate.

14 January 2014
By Brian Nordli

State OKs $100 million bond sale for I-15 widening

Property values are rising rapidly in Las Vegas and the state Department of Transportation needs to act now to acquire land for Project Neon to widen Interstate 15.

14 January 2014
By Cy Ryan

Board of Transportation OKs $100 million in bonds for I-15 widening

The state Board of Transportation today approved the sale of $100 million in revenue bonds to buy right-of-way to widen Interstate 15 in Las Vegas.

13 January 2014
By Cy Ryan
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