The latest pedestrian bridge being built over the Strip, between Park MGM and the Showcase mall, had its completion date pushed to next month
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
The station would be on Las Vegas Boulevard between Warm Springs and Blue Diamond roads, moving away from the long-rumored site near the Rio.
The state transportation department secured almost $27 million in federal dollars to go toward the Interstate 15-215 Beltway interchange project in North Las Vegas.
One of the biggest gripes since Project Neon’s completion and the introduction of the 22 miles of HOV lanes—aside from them being in existence at all—is the spacing of the entry exit points for the lanes.
California law enforcement officials don’t see any traffic impacts for motorists traveling between Las Vegas and Southern California this weekend because of the Saddleridge fire.
The launch of nonstop flights between Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport and Nashville International Airport was part of a multicity expansion.
Kaptyn will look to increase the use of eco-friendly vehicles in their fleet and utilize emerging vehicle technology to add a new fold to the industry.
Of the 4,500 bollards, large steel posts aimed at protecting pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip from vehicles traveling along one of the most famous roads in the world, 283 are going to be altered for safety concerns
Nevada saw 35 fatal crashes involving impaired drivers during brunch hours over the five-year period, with four in 2013 increasing to 12 in 2017.
Despite rumor that Las Vegas could add another professional sports franchise in the Oakland A’s, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is saying not so fast.
A deal that would bring a number of taxicab companies under Kaptyn’s management, is dependent upon approval by the Nevada Transportation and Taxicab authorities.
Through the first nine months of 2019, roadway deaths in Nevada are down 26 percent with September seeing 15 fewer crash-related fatalities compared to 2018.
Motorists who utilize the airport connector tunnel for their overnight or early-morning commute may want to consider taking a different route this month.
Motorists will have to wait a little longer for the dynamic traffic messaging signs on area highways to go live, but if all goes as planned it will be an early Christmas present from the state Department of Transportation.
Though they could end up competing for the same clientele, representatives of the Las Vegas Monorail and a company that wants to build an underground people mover system are forging a relationship.