Icy conditions following a major winter storm closed U.S. Highway 95 in Nye County in both directions for hours early Wednesday north of Beatty before it was reopened.
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Through November, there have been 349 crash-related fatalities, trailing 2007’s total of 373 deaths, according to the Nevada State Police.
Five miles of “immediate relief” is coming for drivers who make the congested trek along Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to Southern California.
Traffic was backed up as much as 20 miles on the way out of Las Vegas to California on Sunday morning, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada was reporting a 12-mile backup Saturday afternoon on southbound lanes near the Nevada-California border.
Nevada roads are set to receive an injection of money after President Joe Biden signed an infrastructure bill that allocates $2.5 billion to the State Highway Fund over five years.
The annual death toll climbed to 330 this weekend, surpassing the former record with almost two months left in the year.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is experiencing a mass exodus of troopers in 2021, according to the union that represents them.
As transportation officials mull the future of the important Interstate 11 build-out, one option is now off the table.
Two people were killed in a crash that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Jean on Monday morning.
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.
Tony Illia, the Public Information Officer for the past seven years with the Nevada Department of Transportation, has died.
Law enforcement agencies from across Nevada are launching an enhanced effort to combat distracted driving Monday given a spike in fatal crashes across the Silver State in 2021.
Motorists traveling from Las Vegas to California on Monday after the Fourth of July holiday faced major delays at the state line.
A combination of enforcement, education and motorists taking personal responsibility when they are behind the wheel are key to reducing the problem, police say.