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Road Warrior

Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.

HOV lanes on ramps really do serve a purpose, officials insist

Ever since the lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles were placed on U.S. 95, readers have complained about whether they are needed, wondered whether they help with traffic flow and questioned whether they are even enforced. The Nevada Department of Transportation insists these lanes are effective.

Right-turn-only lane aims to ease backups

As we mentioned before, it’s been a bit of a struggle to get some road construction-related answers from our friends at Clark County. A boatload of questions was shipped over to our Clark County types and, looky here, we got a boatload of answers in return.

For New Year, get taken for ride

You know the guy at the end of the New Year’s Eve party who’s puking in his glittery top hat?

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More road work, but that’s good news

With all the cones and road work signs throughout the valley, it’s tough to believe there are still streets out there that are in awful shape. This week, quite a few residents share concerns about those roads and ask why they aren’t being repaired. Apparently, stimulus funds will save the day.

Expect long wait for monorail ride to airport

This is sort of a head scratcher: The idea for a monorail was conceived about a decade ago by the late Bob Broadbent, who once was director of the Clark County Department of Aviation. In that position, it would seem, one might realize the importance of providing public transportation from a super busy airport to a crazy popular tourist destination.

Nonstop to Strip? Forget about it

We’ll start today off with one more situation that falls into the “You Can’t Get There From Here” category. Well, you can, but it’s somewhat of a pain.

More fans mean more traffic trouble

As Darren Libonati observed cars, buses, limos and cabs maneuvering in and out of the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday, he recalled the Runnin’ Rebels heyday back in the early 1990s.

Unmarked dividers, ‘tubs’ in Henderson provoke reader gripes

We don’t get a lot of questions directed at the city of Henderson and doubt that is because its roads are in tip-top shape, but this week a Henderson couple unleashed a few gripes about that city’s roads and traffic-controlling features. So, let’s start with concerns from Frank and Kathy.

Getting to center takes twists, turns

With the economy tanking and experts predicting this will be the flattest sales season in years, the planners behind Centennial Hills apparently have extended a favor to those of us with wallets tighter than Tiger Woods’ lips.

End sought to cone zones around valley

We are all familiar with construction zones across our valley roads, but what many readers want to know this week is when we’re going to see the results. When will our commutes become a little bit easier?

Give thanks, if you can, for road work

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, so what better time to express gratitude for some transportation projects that have made life a little easier and, well, hurl turkeys at others that seem never-ending.

The Ins and Outs of McCarran

Perhaps it is because the Thanksgiving weekend is coming up, a busy time of year for McCarran International Airport, but quite a few readers and callers have questions regarding McCarran this week.

Now you can’t get there from here

Building a new intersection doesn’t seem like that big a deal to people like me, who have no clue about anything involving the word “engineer.”

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