Surprisingly, one of the biggest challenges to Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project is water, despite Southern Nevada being known for its dry climate.
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The latest Las Vegas traffic news, road closures, construction and other updates.
A person died in a crash involving a motorcycle, sports utility vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle near the Strip Friday night, NHP said.
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.
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.
The Cactus Avenue-freeway interchange and Interstate 15 flood repair project were finished ahead of time, but don’t expect early openings to be a trend in Southern Nevada — accelerated projects are generally more expensive to build.
A flight on its way to Canada from Las Vegas had to reverse course and make an emergency landing Thursday afternoon due to a fuel leak.
Interstate 15 has reopened near the Las Vegas Boulevard exit after a man threatened to jump from the overpass just north of the speedway.
The Nevada Transportation Authority, at least temporarily, put the brakes on a proposed trolley plan by tabling action on Tuesday for the Downtown Project’s Shift request for an exemption from transportation regulations for the operation of free shuttle services.
A driver was killed Sunday in a crash near the finish line of an unusual race that shuts down a rural Nevada highway twice a year to let car enthusiasts drive as fast as they can.
Landing the Tesla Gigafactory was a huge economic victory for Nevada by most accounts, but the state needs to do much more at the end point of production to promote electrical vehicle use, according to a report by a nonprofit group promoting energy efficiency.
At least once a year — more frequently, the more vehicles you own — each of us has to endure that root-canal-level-of-pain experience known as the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles renewal. Well, DMV has a few tricks that might help.
A Virgin Airlines flight en route to New Jersey from California was diverted to McCarran International Airport on Friday morning after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, according to airport officials.
A harsh lesson from Mother Nature about the fragility of the region’s transportation infrastructure and the need to protect Las Vegas’ lifeblood of tourism with better ways to move 40 million tourists and the residents who live here illustrate the importance of transportation to the valley, a panel concurred on Thursday.
An aircraft that experienced “an in-flight emergency” landed safely Thursday at Creech Air Force Base at Indian Springs, 45 miles northwest of Las Vegas, base spokeswoman Capt. Stephani Schafer said in an email.
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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.
