Transportation

Construction to cause I-15 overnight lane closures

Lanes of Interstate 15 from Cheyenne Avenue to Lake Mead Boulevard will be closed overnight through Thursday for work on the new North 5th Street bridge project.

9 April 2013
By William D'Urso

Project to widen I-15 in Las Vegas falls behind schedule

Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 between the Spaghetti Bowl and Sahara Avenue and will add a new ramp to connect the U.S. 95 HOV lanes with the I-15 express lanes.

Construction on the giant Project Neon in Las Vegas hasn’t started yet but it’s already behind schedule.

8 April 2013
By Cy Ryan

Crosswalk dedicated for neighborhood activist killed crossing street

A sign hangs over a new crosswalk on North Decatur Boulevard between Vegas Drive and Lake Mead Boulevard Monday, April 8, 2013. The crosswalk is dedicated to Doris Stoehr, a resident of Las Vegas Manor senior complex, who was killed crossing the boulevard in February.

he had campaigned for a crosswalk on this stretch of Decatur Boulevard for at least a year. The unsettling speeds of passing cars and the inconveniently placed crosswalks for the seniors living in the nearby apartment complex prompted her to speak out.

8 April 2013
By William D'Urso

Cab companies say strikers spitting on, assaulting employees

Travelers arriving at McCarran International Airport make their way through the taxi queue in Las Vegas on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Taxi industry regulators are preparing to put additional cabs on the city’s streets next week while drivers from the two largest taxi company groups continue to squabble with company management.

6 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

One person taken to hospital when car hits RTC bus

One person was taken to the hospital Thursday after a car ran into the back of a Regional Transportation Commission bus, a Metro Police official said.

4 April 2013
By William D'Urso

Arville Street to be closed for sidewalk construction

If you usually take Arville Street between Oakey Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, start thinking of a new route — at least for a few days.

4 April 2013
By William D'Urso

Construction set to begin on transportation center

RTC General Manager Tina Quigley makes a few remarks at the groundbreaking event for RTC's new UNLV Transit Center Thursday April, 4 2013.

Dignitaries and transportation planners say a new $3.45 million UNLV Transit Center is a slam dunk.

4 April 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Nevada Senate says OK to raising max speed limit to 85 mph

Despite opposition from a bloc of Democrats, the Senate approved a bill authorizing the speed limit to be raised to 85 mph on some stretches of freeway, mostly in rural areas. The vote was 15-6 on SB-191, which now goes to the Assembly.

3 April 2013
By Cy Ryan

Traffic down at Las Vegas airport for start of year

Traffic at McCarran International Airport fell by 3.7 percent to 3 million passengers in February over the same month last year. But February had one less day this year because 2012 was a leap year.

29 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Union warns passengers about Southwest's outsourcing plans

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet is shown at a gate at McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

Union representatives say Southwest Airlines customers would receive second-class service if the company — the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport — hires outsourced labor to supplement its workforce.

28 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Bill raising speed limit to 85 mph passes Senate committee

A bill to raise the maximum speed limit from 75 mph to 85 mph on some stretches of freeways in Nevada was approved today by the Senate Transportation Committee on a 4-1 vote.

27 March 2013
By Cy Ryan

How to curb taxi long-hauling? A flat rate to Strip might do trick

Tunnel vision: If you get driven through this on your way from McCarran to the Strip, you are being duped.

The illegal long-hauling of taxi passengers could be a thing of the past under a new bill that would create a flat-rate fare system for all trips between McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. Assembly Bill 329 would give the Nevada Taxicab Authority the power to create zones in Las Vegas in which taxi rides between specific locations would cost the same amount, regardless of the distance traveled or amount of time it takes to get there.

27 March 2013
By Conor Shine

As valley's left-turn signals change, officials note drivers should proceed with caution

Nevada Department of Transportation assistant director Tracy Larkin-Thomason discusses Nevada's flashing yellow arrow traffic signal at a news conference Tuesday, March 26. Larkin-Thomason was joined by Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak (left), Henderson Councilwoman Debra March (middle) and Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow (right) to discuss the traffic signals.

Take a moment to slow down, pause … and yield to the flashing-yellow left-turn signal. Leaders from across Clark County reiterated that message on Tuesday at a Regional Transportation Commission news conference about the signals.

26 March 2013
By Brian Nordli

Flight delayed? McCarran Airport is a good place to 'hook up,' online survey says

Dancers from Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand greet international travelers arriving Thursday at McCarran International Airport on the inaugural XL Airways flight direct to Las Vegas from Paris.

Las Vegas has long been known as the marriage capital of the world. Now, the city's airport was named one of the best to hook up in. McCarran International Airport was ranked No. 2 in a list of the country's best airports for hookups.

26 March 2013
By Ed Komenda

Railroad construction to close part of Sunset Road

A portion of Sunset Road will be closed near McCarran International Airport starting Tuesday while Union Pacific Railroad replaces railroad tracks at the railroad crossing on Sunset Road.

25 March 2013
By Brian Nordli
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