Elon Musk’s Boring Company continues to build its underground Vegas Loop transportation system and is on the cusp of opening new tunnels that will link new stations and destinations.
Traffic
The latest Las Vegas traffic news, road closures, construction and other updates.
Last year saw 381 traffic-related deaths on roads around the state, marking the first time since 2021 that number did not surpass the 400 mark.
With 2026 underway, the Reimagine Boulder Highway project in Henderson moves ahead, just surpassing the halfway mark.
It was a busy news year for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. With the growth the Las Vegas Valley is experiencing, it’s not expected that 2026 will be any different.
Joshua Johnson, 31, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.
A man is dead and another one suffered critical injuries after being struck by an SUV in the northwest valley Friday night, Las Vegas police said. First responders were called about 8:20 p.m. just north of the intersection of Rancho Drive and Craig Road, Metro Lt. Yaz Yatomi said.
What’s the best way to promote pedestrian safety in Clark County? Have a Clark County School District detective dress up as a leprechaun and talk to drivers.
Two downtown Las Vegas streets will be closed and two lanes on Las Vegas Boulevard will be restricted for pre-race events leading up to Saturday’s Mint 400 off-road race.
If you’re planning on washing down corned beef and cabbage with green beer on St. Patrick’s Day, Metro police don’t want any blarney and advise you to stay off the road.
Motorists can expect to see disruptions on Flamingo Road by the end of the month or early April after the Regional Transportation Commission on Tuesday kicked off a $40.3 million improvement project on one of Southern Nevada’s busiest east-west thoroughfares.
Starting Thursday, Zion National Park in Southern Utah plans to light up its historic Zion-Mount Carmel Highway Tunnel with lasers, but don’t bother rushing up there with your electronic dance music or Pink Floyd cassettes.
A Las Vegas police motorcycle officer is hospitalized after a crash in a southwest valley intersection.
The director of the Nevada Transportation Department will lobby against a bill that would increase speed limits on the state’s rural highways.
The Boulder City bypass will dodge congestion in and around the small city, and be a faster and shorter route for motorists.
RTC reported the intersection blocked about 9:43 a.m. The roads were back open by 11 a.m.
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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.
