The final paving and striping work on Project Neon, the largest road project in Nevada history, will begin Friday night, with portions lasting until Monday morning.
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The collision between a semitrailer and a 2013 Honda Civic on Blue Diamond Road early Friday sheared off the roof of the car, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Aptiv is the automotive technology company that outfits the 30 BMW 5 Series vehicles used in the Lyft program with various sensors, cameras and computers.
As Project Neon winds down ahead of its final completion date in July, a round of multiday closures of I-15 and U.S. 95 are scheduled for June.
Gasoline prices in Nevada are $3.48 per gallon, 15 cents higher than a year ago and 64 cents higher than the national average of $2.84.
Local city and transportation officials will commission a study on the possibility of adding a connection from the proposed Virgin Trains high-speed train station to Downtown Las Vegas.
Officials urge Las Vegas motorists to prepare for increased congestion of surrounding roads this Memorial Day weekend, as an estimated 198,000 visitors are expected to drive to town for the holiday.
The crash, which occurred just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, was causing only minor delays, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The carpool lanes opened Monday morning just as 150,000 people were exiting the Electric Daisy Carnival festival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The incident was reported around 4:10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Las Vegas Blvd. South underneath U.S. Highway 95.
With the bright lights dimmed and the thumping bass gone, some 155,000 Electric Daisy Carnival attendees pounded the pavement and mixed in with the usual Monday morning commute.
With Project Neon reaching the 96 percent completion point and the HOV lane system coming on board Monday, there is still a list of work to be done on the nearly $1 billion project.
One California man is dead and another is hospitalized with critical injuries after a suspected DUI-related crash early Sunday morning in the northwest valley.
The crash was reported just before 1:45 p.m. at West Lake Mead Boulevard and North Buffalo Drive, according to a Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman.
The high-occupancy vehicle lanes slated to go online Monday have been in the works for 12 years, but not everyone is ready for them, or for 24-hour-a-day enforcement.
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