From “Car-nado” to ride-sharing to road projects speeding up and slowing down, it’s been quite a year on the roads of Southern Nevada. Hop aboard for a interesting, intriguing and inspirational cruise down memory lane.
Road Warrior
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The average car insurance rate for Nevada drivers with a clean record is $1,591 a year, but that cost increases by 17 percent — to an average of $1,865.33 — after just one speeding ticket, according to NerdWallet’s analysis.
Last week, Audi showed off a line of vehicles capable of counting down the seconds drivers have to wait at a red lights across the Las Vegas Valley. The Road Warrior tested the new technology and was impressed.
Live images of traffic clogged freeways flashing on morning newscasts usually help motorists decide how to get to work. But some images just can’t — or shouldn’t — be seen by the general public.
Avoid the Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday and Tuesday — for some odd reason, those are the busiest days of the year at the DMV.
No one likes that neighbor who leaves up Christmas lights well into springtime. It’s the same feeling a lot of people get after Election Day while driving past those tired-looking political campaign signs
A cloverleaf design just would not have worked for Nevada’s second-busiest freeway interchange, known as the Centennial Bowl.
Crews are putting the final touches on a new median for Summerlin Parkway, and it appears the high-tension steel cable barriers are already doing their job.
Two strangers headed to the same destination will be able to jump into the same car — at a discounted cost — when Lyft Line debuts in Las Vegas on Nov. 10.
Huddled within the Las Vegas region’s traffic nerve center, a team of 10 people monitored cars lined up along sections of Interstate 15, the 215 Beltway and surrounding streets.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will square off during the third and final presidential debate at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center, setting off a series of road restrictions and security precautions that will severely affect traffic around the venue.
The next time you’re flying back to McCarran International Airport, take a look down at the remodeled terrazzo floor in the baggage claim area of Terminal 1.
The Nevada Department of Transportation has a pretty nifty social network presence — and you don’t need to be a transit geek to follow along.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is putting the final touches this week on 20 new bicycle rental stations across downtown as a way to reduce traffic and promote a healthier lifestyle.
The ramp connecting U.S. Highway 95 to southbound Interstate 15 will be temporarily closed for 36 hours starting at 10 p.m. Friday — just as revelers start leaving the first day of Life is Beautiful.