A prominent new feature on Summerlin Parkway has become the target of a large graffiti piece months before the project is slated for completion.
Mick Akers
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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.
If the trend continues, some bus routes could be eliminated or the frequency of service could be reduced within four years, said RTC officials.
Special $49 one-way fares are being offered to kick off Allegiant’s new seasonal nonstop route to Fort Collins, Colorado.
As children head back to school this week taking safety precautions key to keep school zones safe for both motorists and students.
Las Vegans and Hawaiians looking to travel between Maui and the “ninth island” will soon have a new nonstop option.
With Project Neon wrapping up, focus will now turn to a bevy of other freeway projects that will annoy motorists before smoothing out commutes in multiple areas of the Las Vegas Valley.
Officials from Lincoln and Nye counties where proposed “Storm Area 51” events would occur are bracing for the possible impacts the influx of visitors will have on the areas.
After three years of road closures, lane shifts, new roads and the inevitable traffic jams, the $1 billion Project Neon is officially over.
Crash fatalities are 23 percent below the same point last year, with in 147 deaths on the state roads through July.
Add the NFL’s Pro Bowl to the list of possible events the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium could host once it’s completed next summer.
The final stretch of construction on Allegiant Stadium will consist of several more milestones stretched out over the next year.
The festivities were for Allegiant Air employees to celebrate the carrier’s deal with the Raiders to name the under-construction stadium in Las Vegas after the airline.
Allegiant Air, which was named the Las Vegas stadium’s naming rights partner Monday, saw over 14 million passengers in 2018, generating $1.7 billion in total revenue last year.
Although kept busy throughout the year, the Freeway Service Patrol’s work heats up along with the triple-digit summer temperatures.
The son of former Hollywood and Broadway star Debbie Reynolds is upset that the Las Vegas street name honoring his mother could soon change.