“The Big Squeeze” is poised to follow the rules of sequels when it debuts March 21 in downtown Las Vegas. Just like with movies, the second edition is going to be worse than the first
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The Nevada Department of Transportation will officially endorse “zipper merging” next month when U.S. Highway 95 will be narrowed to two lanes in each direction between Rancho Drive and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange.
State transportation officials are working hard to keep up with building roads to accommodate the flood of people moving into the northwest end of Las Vegas.
The end of Car-nado is in sight, but the well-known whirlwind will subside slowly. Meanwhile, motorists should prepare for a far more ominous — and lengthier — round of complications by mid-March.
The new “Home Means Nevada” license plates, bearing a multicolor, angular mountain range set against a light blue sky, are being rolled out to motorists.
The Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas isn’t just going to be safer when construction on the $1 billion Project Neon wraps up in July 2019. It’s also going to be smarter.
Plans are underway to convert a narrow swath of vacant land between Katie Avenue and Charleston Boulevard from a utility corridor into a wide road reserved for bicycles and walkers traveling between UNLV and the edge of downtown.
Crashes are up in Clark County and across the state, partly due to the ongoing increase in new residents and visitors.
Reader Bob from Las Vegas wants to know why there’s been so much debate on where Interstate 11 should run north into the Las Vegas Valley.
From “Car-nado” to ride-sharing to road projects speeding up and slowing down, it’s been quite a year on the roads of Southern Nevada. Hop aboard for a interesting, intriguing and inspirational cruise down memory lane.
The average car insurance rate for Nevada drivers with a clean record is $1,591 a year, but that cost increases by 17 percent — to an average of $1,865.33 — after just one speeding ticket, according to NerdWallet’s analysis.
Last week, Audi showed off a line of vehicles capable of counting down the seconds drivers have to wait at a red lights across the Las Vegas Valley. The Road Warrior tested the new technology and was impressed.
Live images of traffic clogged freeways flashing on morning newscasts usually help motorists decide how to get to work. But some images just can’t — or shouldn’t — be seen by the general public.
Avoid the Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday and Tuesday — for some odd reason, those are the busiest days of the year at the DMV.
No one likes that neighbor who leaves up Christmas lights well into springtime. It’s the same feeling a lot of people get after Election Day while driving past those tired-looking political campaign signs