Crews are in the final phases of the Summerlin Parkway repaving and cleanup project that began in late February.
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.
A portion of Tropicana Avenue in the resort corridor will close to traffic overnight for work tied to a project to improve the Tropicana/Interstate 15 interchange.
The Nevada Department of Transportation is installing enhanced wrong-way driver detection systems at four Las Vegas Valley highway interchanges.
The Raiders, Oakland Athletics and Golden Knights stepped up to the plate to assist the Henderson All-Stars Little League team in their World Series quest.
In April, a woman submitted a complaint to the DMV about the plate, calling it defamatory.
Ensuring public safety during an event as large as the Super Bowl will take an army of people. Las Vegas is determined to be up to the challenge.
State officials expect a decision will soon be made regarding a $4 billion grant application for funding the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high speed rail line.
Millions of dollars in federal money will assist local transportation officials plan for the future of Charleston Boulevard.
Big Ten Conference and Las Vegas officials are in discussions about hosting the power conference’s championship football game at Allegiant Stadium.
Paving efforts are expected to wrap up by the beginning of October.
Crews are working around the clock to finish the Formula One paddock building ahead of this fall’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.
In a meeting of 12 university presidents on Monday, the Mountain West conference pledged to not only stay intact but seek out new member schools.
Applied Analysis’ decision to end a role with the Stadium Authority comes as several opportunities for the consulting firm are on the horizon, including the A’s move to Las Vegas.
The Pac-12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and football championship game will be played as scheduled in Las Vegas this coming year, but what happens after that remains to be seen.
The popular Game Day Express bus service is back for another season of Raiders, Knights and UNLV sporting events in the Las Vegas Valley.