Brightline has hired a new CEO as the company’s former chief executive, Michael Reininger, shifts his focus to Brightline West’s $21 billion Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail venture.
Traffic
The latest Las Vegas traffic news, road closures, construction and other updates.
A motorcyclist died following a crash with another vehicle in the southwest valley, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
As Boring Co. works toward building the Strip and downtown portions of its Vegas Loop project, company brass are eyeing even further expansion of the point-to-point system.
Surprisingly, one of the biggest challenges to Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project is water, despite Southern Nevada being known for its dry climate.
A person died in a crash involving a motorcycle, sports utility vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle near the Strip Friday night, NHP said.
Those large gravel pits west of the 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas will have a greater purpose in the years ahead and motorists should like it.
— Clark County Aviation Director Rosemary Vassiliadis announced that seven gates in the D concourse are going to be opened for international use with a tunnel to be built connecting those gates with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Terminal 3. The $51 million project is scheduled for completion in early 2017.
Prospective Uber drivers got their first road tutorials Thursday — how to maneuver through heavy traffic in a tight parking lot.
Residents of northwest Las Vegas recently got a different product placement, and they didn’t even have to go to the movie theater to see it. Warrior reader Lynda described her surprise when driving north on U.S. Highway 95 recently.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to let ride-hailing services such as uberX and Lyft pick up passengers at the city’s international airport, which will become the largest U.S. air hub to allow the practice.
Southern Nevada taxi rates will go up at the end of the week with a slight bump in the drop and mileage rates and a 3 percent tax that also will affect limousines and transportation network companies.
In a continual effort to alleviate traffic in the thriving area of the northwest valley, Phase 3A of the U.S. 95 Northwest Corridor Improvements Project celebrated its groundbreaking Aug. 6.
Alert Warrior readers brought it to the attention of Warrior Central that there are some signs on the freeway that made them scratch their heads. Some readers probably remember the exit sign on northbound U.S. Highway 95 that once showed the mileage to “Eastern Blvd.”
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will be allowed to operate at McCarran International Airport and when they do, they’ll have designated pickup areas for customers to find their rides.
Some taxi and limo operators sought clarity on Thursday on how the state Taxation Department would collect a new 3 percent tax and whether they could pass it on to their customers through a tariff modification.
Three hours before his clients arrived at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, Nevada Stupak was already there, walking the route they’d take that evening. He rode the shuttle to time it. Scoped out the Paddock Club grounds. Found the spots where the light would hit just right for photos. Reserved the best table in the hospitality suite. Even talked his way into getting them front-row seats for a driver’s speech.
Police targeting impaired driving in Nevada made thousands of traffic stops and more than one hundred arrests statewide on Dec. 31, local and state law enforcement said.
The company has begun limited Vegas Loop service to Harry Reid International Airport.
When the crowd of over 340,000 revelers ring in the new year this week on the Strip, many roads in and around the resort corridor will be shut to traffic.
As 2025 comes to an end, Santa won’t be the only thing coming to town as the Las Vegas Valley readies to host holiday and New Year’s Eve celebrations over the next two weeks.
