The Raiders will require proof of COVID vaccinations before entering Allegiant Stadium this season. Vaccinations also will be provided on site before games.
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.
Some UNLV football attendees could pay more for parking than the price of a ticket to get inside Allegiant Stadium.
As spectators come and go at Allegiant Stadium, officials involved with the traffic plan have been learning from each event.
Through July there have been 208 traffic-related fatalities on state roads, a 31 percent increase over the same period last year, data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety revealed.
Just as soon as a line of dignitaries cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the official opening of Allegiant Stadium, fans rushed to get inside for the first time.
Following the Oakland Athletics disagreeing with the city council’s term sheet July 20 for the proposed Howard Terminal ballpark site the two sides are in talks trying to smooth out the team’s issues.
Over a year after its completion and sitting idle for the 2020 NFL season, Allegiant Stadium is finally going to get a taste of Vegas Nation.
The Las Vegas Strip resort is launching its TI Super Fan Shuttle service, beginning with tomorrow’s preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, the hotel announced Friday.
As Raider Nation converges on Allegiant Stadium for the first Raiders game at the facility with fans, remember “face mask” is not a penalty in this case. It’s a rule for all that attend.
Chris Wright, Allegiant Stadium general manager, told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority the new mask mandate has impacted event booking.
At Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport cases have increased 18 percent between July 2 and Tuesday, jumping from 197 positive cases to 233, according to TSA daily data tracked by the Review-Journal.
Although it’s only a preseason game fans appear eager to finally see the Raiders in action inside Allegiant Stadium.
Another event and another round of traffic related lessons were learned by those tied to operations at Allegiant Stadium.
Motorists should brace for overnight traffic disruptions next week on U.S. Highway 95 near downtown.
Spirit Airlines flights accounted for the majority of the 4 percent of flight cancellations Thursday at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport.