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Local governments say road damage to cars is not their problem

Peter Dixon was driving his car north on South Jones Boulevard just past Alta Drive when he hit a loose water valve cover. The 7-inch metal discs that rest atop water valves usually are level with the street. Not this one.

County officials scrutinize cost to motorists of proposed fuel tax hike

If proposed fuel tax increases for Clark County go into place, transportation officials have figures that they want budget-watching residents to remember: about $16.35 for the average driver in the first year, and $51.95 annually by the third year.

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State officials might outsource highway project

The Nevada Department of Transportation is about to make a $600 million bet on Project Neon, the reconstruction of the busiest and most congested road in the state.

X Train set to have hub in North Las Vegas

Las Vegas Railway Express, backer of a long-awaited adults-only party train between Southern California and Las Vegas, announced plans June 25 to build a train station in North Las Vegas.

U.S. 95 reopens after closure for suspicious device

Things are not always what they seem, as Las Vegas police learned Wednesday afternoon when a suspicious device prompted the closure of the downtown portion of U.S. Highway 95.

Three killed in I-15 head-on crash identified

Three people killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday morning have been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Three dead, four injured in morning accident on I-15 near Speedway

The Nevada Highway Patrol late Sunday night was still investigating a crash that left three people dead on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Speedway exit, the result of a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver, a Highway Patrol trooper said.

Man killed in Friday accident in North Las Vegas identified

A man who was killed in a traffic accident Friday on Craig Road just east of Martin Luther King Boulevard has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s office.