The nearly $50 million Boring Co. underground people-mover project will link riders between the convention center’s exhibit hall to the south exhibit hall.
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Although no one plans to be caught in a flash flood while driving, it is important to plan ahead to increase escaping the situation safely.
After a successful run last year American Airlines is again offering direct flights between Tokyo and Las Vegas for CES.
With a lot of interest being shown by representatives tied to sports, entertainment and corporate events, AEG Facilities Regional Vice President Chris Wright said they’ll have no issue filing the stadium for 46 events annually.
The closures kickoff overnight Monday between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. with a full closure of Summerlin Parkway eastbound between Rampart and Buffalo Drive, according to city officials.
The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a resolution to end the 24-hour regulation of the carpool lanes on portions of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95.
With autonomous vehicles becoming increasingly prevalent on the nation’s roads, especially in Las Vegas, safety is always a concern from motorists and pedestrians.
A lawsuit filed this past week names the Oakland Raiders and the Stadium Authority among others tied to a disputed payment mount by a subcontractor.
The owner of the Golden Knights is looking to construct a new aircraft hangar at Henderson Executive Airport where corporate flights for his various companies will fly out of.
The temporary closures are needed for painting and final lane striping as part of Project Neon.
The speed limit on Interstate 15 through the resort corridor will return to 65 mph this month as the nearly $1 billion Project Neon wraps up.
June saw a nearly 50 percent decline in roadway deaths in Nevada compared to last year with the yearly total down 23 percent through the first 6 months.
Arizona transportation officials are studying three possible routes for a 280-mile highway that would run from Nogales, Arizona, near the Mexico border up to Wickenburg, Arizona.
Nevada is home to the best-rated bridges and roads in the country are built to withstand seismic events like the 7.1 magnitude and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in Southern California, rattling parts of the Las Vegas Valley last week.
Independence Day is a popular holiday for family and friends to celebrate together and also represents one of the most dangerous times on the road.