Snow plows are commonly used on roads to clear winter snows, but they come in handy in the summer to deal with another nuisance on northeast Nevada roads — hordes of Mormon crickets.
Traffic
The latest Las Vegas traffic news, road closures, construction and other updates.
Gas prices are 41.5 cents a gallon lower than a month ago and are 20.3 cents a gallon cheaper than one year ago.
As the summer begins, the bulk of the work on the yearslong Interstate 15-Tropicana Avenue project will enter into the final stretch.
Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.
The temporary Flamingo Road bridge over Koval Lane will be reduced for this year’s Formula One race to lessen impacts on area businesses, officials said.
With around 65,000 people expected to attend the Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium, the 5:15 p.m. start time will add to the usual traffic woes during peak travel times.
Tourism leaders are dubbing Las Vegas the “Greatest Arena on Earth” through a new ad campaign aimed at drawing sports fans to Las Vegas.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada plans to operate a Game Day Express bus route for UNLV football games at Allegiant Stadium, mainly catered to students.
As spectators come and go at Allegiant Stadium, officials involved with the traffic plan have been learning from each event.
Another event and another round of traffic related lessons were learned by those tied to operations at Allegiant Stadium.
After the complaints came raining in from concertgoers that attended the first major events with crowds at Allegiant Stadium, officials are looking to address those issues for this weekend’s Concacaf Gold Cup final.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
With Garth Brooks playing the first sold-out show Saturday at Allegiant Stadium officials involved used the mega-event as a learning experience on event day traffic management.
The concert is expected to draw a larger crowd than the Illenium performance last weekend so leaving well ahead of doors opening at 5 p.m. is recommended.
With the first major events with fans allowed inside the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium, officials got their first real-time run at managing the largest event venue in the state.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.
The temporary Flamingo Road bridge over Koval Lane will be reduced for this year’s Formula One race to lessen impacts on area businesses, officials said.
The collision occurred about 5 a.m. April 28 near 215 and the Summerlin Parkway off-ramp and Far Hills on-ramp.
An unusual road feature in Henderson will become a thing of the past as Station Casinos plans to construct its latest hotel-casino in the area.