Boulder Highway is accountable for 9 percent of all pedestrian deaths in Nevada and plans for a new project are aimed at increasing safety of all who use the thoroughfare.
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.
The final paving and striping work on the largest road project in state history began Friday night, with portions lasting until Monday morning.
The final paving and striping work on Project Neon, the largest road project in Nevada history, will begin Friday night, with portions lasting until Monday morning.
Aptiv is the automotive technology company that outfits the 30 BMW 5 Series vehicles used in the Lyft program with various sensors, cameras and computers.
Virgin Trains said it was not granted tax exemptions it was seeking, likely delaying the start of planned construction on their Las Vegas to Southern California project.
McCarran International Airport saw its busiest April in record with 4.28 million passengers traveling through its gates.
A year-long project on Interstate 15 between Mesquite and St. George, Utah, began Wednesday, with vehicles carrying loads wider than 10 feet required to take a a 224-mile detour.
As Project Neon winds down ahead of its final completion date in July, a round of multiday closures of I-15 and U.S. 95 are scheduled for June.
Though it sometimes seems officials have nothing but good news regarding the construction of the Las Vegas stadium, one official acknowledged a list of worries tied to the $1.8 billion project that occasionally keep him up at night.
A report by U.S. News and World Report ranks Nevada as the 37th best state overall, but the Silver State’s one bright spot was being ranked 1st in transportation.
The City of Henderson OK’d funds to study the feasibility of including a tunnel in a road extension project that would go under a portion of the city’s executive airport.
New suites and a field-level club are part of $40 million in new Las Vegas stadium features that could strengthen the city’s 2025 Super Bowl bid.
Local city and transportation officials will commission a study on the possibility of adding a connection from the proposed Virgin Trains high-speed train station to Downtown Las Vegas.
The Raiders team is in the final stretch of completing a comprehensive transportation plan that will increase parking significantly, Stadium Event Co. Chief Operating Officer Don Webb said.
Officials urge Las Vegas motorists to prepare for increased congestion of surrounding roads this Memorial Day weekend, as an estimated 198,000 visitors are expected to drive to town for the holiday.