Thanksgiving weekend in the Las Vegas Valley is to coming to a close for some travelers with a 13-mile backup Saturday afternoon on southbound Interstate 15 near Primm.
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., on Tuesday said President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan should set aside 5 percent of funding for transportation projects and infrastructure that will accommodate the next generation of “smart” vehicles.
A semitrailer crash has caused major traffic delays on Interstate 15 in northwest Arizona, officials said.
The first interstate linking Las Vegas and Phoenix will ease traffic congestion and offer a spectacular vista above Lake Mead, transportation officials promised Friday during a tour of ongoing construction.
No one was injured during a crash involving nine vehicles early Wednesday on Interstate 15 near Moapa, but all southbound traffic was shut down for nearly eight hours.
A pickup hit a pregnant wild horse just south of Indian Springs late Thursday, killing the animal — but not before the fatally injured horse went into labor.
Pedestrian traffic fatalities are on the rise across the U.S., and Nevada is no exception, a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association shows.
Thousands of downtown Las Vegas commuters have until 9 p.m. Monday to brace for a long, painful pinch known as the“Big Squeeze.”
Air Force security forces responded Friday to suspected explosive material at the main entrance gate to Creech Air Force Base, prompting authorities to shut down nearby U.S. Highway 95 in both directions for about 2 1/2 hours.
Inspections will run through Friday on the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, also known as the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, prompting lane restrictions and sidewalk closures on the Nevada and Arizona sides.
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has a bill drafted for the 2017 legislative session that will pave the way for autonomous taxicabs, drone cabs and ride-sharing vehicles. Or, as Steve Hill, director of the economic development office, put it: driverless anything.
A study of autonomous driving technology will use electric buses in Reno, Sparks and Carson City.
Holiday travelers heading to California and Arizona after the New Year’s weekend may wish to explore alternate routes due to heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 15 and U.S. Highways 95 and 93.
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