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Respect school-zone signs even in the summer

Even though it’s summertime and for most Las Vegas kids, the classroom is a distant memory, it’s still a good idea to pay attention to school-zone signs.

Payers of gas tax hike not only ones on hook for Las Vegas water park signals

Among the burning questions that emerged a few weeks ago when it was announced with great fanfare that traffic signals would be built in the vicinity of the Wet ‘n’ Wild water park in southwest Las Vegas was why are taxpayers on the hook for the cost and what took Clark County so long to get around to dealing with the traffic issue.

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Las Vegas listed among most dangerous for pedestrians, but …

A report titled “Dangerous by Design,” issued last week by the National Complete Streets Coalition, ranks Las Vegas the 13th most dangerous for pedestrians of 51 metropolitan areas in the U.S., but those numbers don’t consider the number of walking tourists.

ROAD ALERT: Spaghetti Bowl lane closures planned

The Nevada Department of Transportation will close lanes in the Spaghetti Bowl overnight Saturday for a road striping project.

Main, Commerce street project gets boost from fuel tax hike

The city of Las Vegas’ long-envisioned plan to turn Main and Commerce streets downtown into parallel one-way couplets is on track and once the project that is expected to cost at least $34 million is done, a new president will be in the White House, Resorts World Las Vegas will be open on the Strip and students entering high school next fall will be ready for their senior year.

Tackling pothole rage and confounding road markings

Sometimes, things just make us mad, especially when they’re out of our control. Too-slow drivers, too-fast drivers, traffic lights that change too quickly, and mopeds.

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