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Las Vegas team keeps Allegiant Air’s planes moving

Within Allegiant Air’s nerve center in Summerlin, a team of 150 employees keep a watchful eye on an oversized television screen that displays the flight path of every airborne plane.

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Commissioner wants to free Las Vegas Strip from private cars

In light of the Oct. 1 mass shooting at the south end of the Strip, Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani is floating an unusual idea to bar private vehicles from being able to cruise past an area roughly spanning Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere.

Construction to start soon on I-15 interchange at Starr Avenue

Construction on the latest road project begins Nov. 30 in the south end of the valley, where the Nevada Department of Transportation will build a $33.7 million freeway interchange for Interstate 15 at Starr Avenue.

Fourth bridge for pedestrians on Strip to close for renovations

The pedestrian bridge connecting New York-New York and Excalibur will close on Monday as crews make a series of upgrades matching three other completed bridges at Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue.

215 Beltway in Las Vegas was never planned as a full loop

The current, three-quarters loop was completed in 2003, aimed at relieving traffic congestion for the rapidly growing region, Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said.

Memo to Nevada motorists: License plates aren’t optional

Failing to display license plates, or having them obscured, are misdemeanor traffic offenses that can land violators a maximum $1,000 fine and six months in jail