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Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.
This week readers want to know the latest news on Blue Diamond Road; about state law regarding the visibility of a license plate; an explanation of the new school speed zone signs going up around the valley; and whether the state’s Department of Motor Vehicle files are considered public records.
In our society, there may be no greater example of government intrusion into the lives of citizens than transportation.
This week readers want to know when the traffic signals at Tropicana Avenue and Steptoe Street in the southeast valley are going to start working, what the state law is regarding headlight use, and whether there are plans to build an interchange on U.S. Highway 95 at Sahara Avenue.
Kelly Thomas-Boyers watched a single tear roll down her son’s cheek.
This week readers want to know if the widening of the Las Vegas Beltway at south Decatur Boulevard is finished; are there any plans to fix the Beltway’s offramp to Charleston Boulevard, and is Central Christian Church helping pay for the Galleria Drive interchange with U.S. Highway 95?
When it comes to our cars and roadways, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and the Metropolitan Police Department deserve a lot of credit.
This week readers want to know when the construction on Centennial Parkway near Losee Road in North Las Vegas is going to be finished; and is the construction on Spencer Street, near Cactus Avenue, ever going to get done.
If you’re in the position to buy a new car, now is a pretty good time.
This week readers want to know when the Las Vegas Beltway’s interchange with Aliante Parkway is going to be finished and how to correct an Internet map Web site. Also, the Road Warrior offers a refresher on the HOV rules.
I’m sometimes asked what’s the worst traffic situation in the Las Vegas Valley outside of Las Vegas Boulevard.
This week readers want to know about the construction on Rampart Boulevard near Summerlin Parkway, what’s the best way to get from the College of Southern Nevada’s West Charleston Boulevard campus to the Cheyenne Avenue campus and how long will it take to clean graffiti from a sign on Interstate 15?
For the past two weeks I have basked in the numbers shining forth from the gallon and dollar counters at my local gasoline pump.
This week readers want to know about the construction on Serene Avenue in Henderson; when Grand Montecito Parkway in the northwest valley is going to be opened; and what route will the F Street protest march take through downtown this morning?
More than a few people are worried about a lawsuit filed two weeks ago to stop the ongoing Interstate 15 north widening project.