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Traffic relief will come to Interstate 15 Friday night, but northbound truckers will continue to feel the pain of a 77-mile detour for at least another week as Nevada Transportation Department officials prepare to open a flood-damaged portion of the highway.
Nevada Transportation Department crews say they’re optimistic they’ll be able to have one lane of traffic flowing in each direction of Interstate 15 by Friday.
Nevada has been awarded $29.3 million in federal grants for road improvements in its two major cities, according to state lawmakers.
A state panel has settled a multimillion-dollar eminent domain dispute with a gaming giant over land the state needs for the first phase of the Boulder City Bypass.
The National Park Service announced Tuesday that the entrance fee at Lake Mead National Recreation Area will be temporarily waived to help alleviate traffic from Interstate 15 detours.
As the valley recovers from Monday’s storms and flooding, the National Weather Service on Tuesday said to expect mostly dry conditions.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
Nicholas Bott, 44, had been facing a felony charge of child abuse and a gross misdemeanor count of contact with a minor.
Safety while boating at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.
An 18-year-old was taken into custody after police said he was “doing donuts in the grass area” of a Henderson park.
