Before families set out on road trips full of the inevitable onslaught of “are we there yet?” questions, motorists should ensure their vehicles are summer-travel ready.
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2920
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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.
Casino magnate Derek Stevens was willing to endure business impacts caused by Project Neon as he looked ahead to the transportation benefits the project will create in Downtown Las Vegas.
Clark County will add a traffic signal on South Fort Apache Road and Arby Avenue following the death in March of a 12-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle.
A yearlong $6.4 million roadwork project on Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Utah will result in wide-load restrictions and lane closures.
Three major components to Project Neon opened this week, so Road Warrior Mick Akers shows how to navigate those newly opened sections.
Through April, crash fatalities on Nevada roads are down 15 percent, going from 99 in April 2018 to 84 this year, the Nevada Department of Public Safety reported.
The expected cost of a pair of proposed Las Vegas monorail extensions increased by $62 million over the original estimate, Clark County Commissioners learned Tuesday.
The Paris nonstop flight is the latest international nonstop announced from McCarran recently, joining new direct flights to Israel, Japan and Mexico.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air said the trademark request is not tied to the $1.8 billion Raiders’ Las Vegas stadium to be completed in 2020.
A private executive jet flying from Las Vegas with three crew members and 10 passengers crashed in northern Mexico on Sunday.
Residents moving to the Silver State from U.S. territories are hit with a surprise when they try getting a Nevada driver’s license.
The first major upgrade to the Tropicana Avenue/Interstate 15 interchange since it originally was constructed should improve traffic flow aiding the valley’s large events complexes.
A charitable organization that rescues abused and injured wild horses has lost its source of state funding for a second time, prompting Nevada lawmakers to propose a bill aimed at addressing such cases.
Monday marks a big day for Project Neon as three major components come online.
Ride-hailing giant Uber is now offering free college tuition to select Las Vegas drivers on its platform.