Brightline West and federal, state and local officials broke ground on the long-discussed high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas and Southern California.
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The stretch of highway has been dedicated to the memory of Micah May, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper fatally struck by a carjacking suspect.
State officials expect a decision will soon be made regarding a $4 billion grant application for funding the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high speed rail line.
The department says weekday walk-in services are being eliminated in response to sustained staff shortages and high customer demand.
One law enforcement official says the numbers would be much higher – maybe thousands more – if staffing within the Nevada Highway Patrol wasn’t at “critically low levels.
Nevada saw 382 traffic fatalities in 2021, marking the deadliest year on roadways since 2006, according to preliminary data.
Five miles of “immediate relief” is coming for drivers who make the congested trek along Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to Southern California.
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.
Tony Illia, the Public Information Officer for the past seven years with the Nevada Department of Transportation, has died.