The temporary Flamingo Road bridge is planned to be installed over multiple days next week as Las Vegas Grand Prix setup moves ahead.
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.
In 22 seconds the Rat Pack-era Tropicana’s two hotel towers were reduced to rubble, in part, to make way for the Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark.
The transportation system that can take as many as 10,000 resort corridor workers to and from work during the Las Vegas Grand Prix was approved Tuesday.
Las Vegas Stadium Authority staff say their review of A’s owner John Fisher’s family finances left them confident he can finance the team’s portion of their planned $1.5 billion Strip ballpark.
Las Vegas Grand Prix track lighting installation begins on the Strip as setup work continues toward next month’s race.
A letter sent to Nevada System of Higher Education regents revealed there was some level of UNLV and UNR working together as the Mountain West Conference-Pac-12 realignment occurred.
Carpool lanes have been removed from a 9-mile stretch as part of an ongoing Interstate 15 improvement project. But they won’t be gone forever.
The Clark County Office of Traffic Safety, now 2 years old, has been building relationships with first responders and other jurisdictions to make roads safer.
While watching the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix with her dad last year, a moment early on in the race made Gabrielle Lowe, a local teen fighting cancer, become obsessed with the sport.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tropicana being imploded will have limited views from nearby sites thanks to road and sidewalk closures.
Las Vegas’ tourism arm will potentially approve an up to five-year, nearly $3 million contract for resort corridor employee transportation during Las Vegas Grand Prix races.
Those attending either the UNLV-Syracuse football game or Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty WNBA playoff game Friday night should prepare for increased post-game traffic.
Another full directional closure of Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Strip is planned to occur this weekend.
The 2027 NCAA Division I women’s basketball West Regional will take place at T-Mobile Arena — the first time Las Vegas has hosted a women’s regional since 1991.
UNLV’s athletic department is facing a nearly $21 million budget deficit as the university struck a deal to stay put in the Mountain West Conference.