Surprisingly, one of the biggest challenges to Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project is water, despite Southern Nevada being known for its dry climate.
Traffic
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.
There are, however, many roads and lanes that will be inaccessible for valley residents and visitors soon. That would be thanks to New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, which is a pretty big annual production. What’s important to remember: avoid the Strip in your car.
A vehicle slammed into a house near Eastern Avenue and Oakey Boulevard Monday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
A female pedestrian died after being hit by a car early Monday morning on Boulder Highway, south of Galleria Drive.
The notion that people who live in Nevada illegally don’t purchase auto insurance stops at the stairwell that leads to the second floor of Aztec Insurance just east of the Strip.
On Monday, veteran cab driver Gerardo Gamboa received a $5 tip for driving a big-stakes poker player from the Cosmopolitan to the Palms Place. On Friday, Gamboa picked up something extra for honesty: $10,000.
Two new programs being implemented by the Department of Motor Vehicles starting next week should make life a bit easier for a lot of Nevadans — eight-year licenses and veterans licenses.
Veteran cabdriver Gerardo Gamboa was making a typical pickup at the Bellagio on Monday morning when a hotel doorman handed him a brown paper bag left in the taxi’s back seat.
Three months after taking the job of managing Project Neon, the massive job of reconstructing the highways and streets south of Las Vegas’ infamous Spaghetti Bowl, Cole Mortensen received an invitation to try something new in Nevada.
Travelers driving from Southern California or Nevada to Utah may see more delays in coming months thanks to highway construction projects.
A person walking on Interstate 15 died after being hit by car, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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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.
