The Nevada Highway Patrol was expected to re-open U.S. Highway 95 at Las Vegas Boulevard by 7:30 a.m. Wednesday following an investigation into a pedestrian being struck.
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U.S. Highway 95 was closed Monday afternoon in both directions because of police activity near Creech Air Force Base, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
A combination of enforcement, education and motorists taking personal responsibility when they are behind the wheel are key to reducing the problem, police say.
After a tragic accident, couple wants to use their experience to help change the laws on distracted driving and vehicular manslaughter in Nevada while improving roadway safety.
Although the new traffic signal will improve flow into and out of the resort, those looking to be among the first visitors inside the megaresort when it opens Thursday night could face heavy traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Police say the 5:43 a.m. crash at Tropicana Avenue and Nellis Boulevard left a 33-year-old Las Vegas woman with a life-threatening head injury.
A multivehicle crash in the southern Las Vegas Valley Tuesday morning sent at least two people to the hospital and delayed traffic, police said.
The stretch of U.S. 95 between the Spaghetti Bowl and Eastern Avenue will be reduced to two travel lanes in each direction starting Sunday for southbound traffic and June 29 for northbound through Dec. 2022.
The closure was slated to begin Monday and last through Sept. 1, but scheduling issues resulted in the delay, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
The U.S. 95 southbound Casino Center offramp will be closed to traffic from midnight Monday through 5 a.m. Sept. 1.