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Las Vegas freeway projects to push forward faster

Construction timelines were accelerated for three freeway projects in Las Vegas, including an improvement aimed at relieving traffic congestion near the Raiders stadium site.

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Third major freeway closure for Project Neon starts in March

The “Main Event” debuts in March, promising to land a final blow on commuters with a series of freeway ramp closures and lane restrictions in downtown Las Vegas, the Nevada Department of Transportation said Monday.

Another small segment of Interstate 11 opens Feb. 1

Another small segment of Interstate 11 is scheduled to open Feb. 1, when motorists will be allowed to drive in the northbound lanes between Silverline Road and Foothill Drive, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Semitrailer involved in multicar crash on I-15 near Strip

A semitrailer was involved in a multivehicle crash Saturday night than has blocked four lanes of traffic on Interstate 15 northbound, the Regional Transportation Commission tweeted.

1 dead in traffic crash on US 95 northbound

A 64-year-old Henderson man died after rear-ending a suspected drunken driver’s pickup stopped in the middle of U.S. Highway 95, the Nevada Highway Patrol said Tuesday night.

These Las Vegas transportation stories took off in 2017

Before driving full-speed into 2018, let’s take a glance in the rearview mirror at some of Southern Nevada’s most intriguing transportation stories of the past year.