The temporary closures are needed for painting and final lane striping as part of Project Neon.
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 speed limit on Interstate 15 through the resort corridor will return to 65 mph this month as the nearly $1 billion Project Neon wraps up.
June saw a nearly 50 percent decline in roadway deaths in Nevada compared to last year with the yearly total down 23 percent through the first 6 months.
Arizona transportation officials are studying three possible routes for a 280-mile highway that would run from Nogales, Arizona, near the Mexico border up to Wickenburg, Arizona.
Nevada is home to the best-rated bridges and roads in the country are built to withstand seismic events like the 7.1 magnitude and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in Southern California, rattling parts of the Las Vegas Valley last week.
Independence Day is a popular holiday for family and friends to celebrate together and also represents one of the most dangerous times on the road.
Some of the 4,500 safety barrels remain on Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 as more overnight closures are expected.
A $10.5 million project is set for a 4.8-mile-stretch of Tropicana Avenue aimed at increasing safety and mobility of vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area.
Though most respondents to a AAA survey don’t think they will get caught driving high on marijuana, officials insists action is as dangerous as driving drunk.
McCarran International and Henderson Executive airports were awarded more than $9 million in federal grants to go toward various improvements at both facilities.
Next week the orange safety barrels will finally make their exit after becoming a fixture on the side of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 for the last three years.
Viva Aerobus Airlines kicked off its regular twice weekly flight service between Las Vegas and Monterrey, Mexico, this month.
The influx of added international flight service to Las Vegas is made possible partly through an incentive program from the Department of Aviation.
The Nevada Highway Patrol began policing the high occupancy vehicle lanes on U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 15 Thursday following a 30-day grace period.
A 6-month-long road improvement project on a stretch of Eastern Avenue going from downtown to North Las Vegas gets underway Monday.