If you’ve driven in the Airport Connector Tunnel, you’ve probably noticed drops of water falling on your windshield, a white residue on the ceiling of the tunnel and on the road.
Mick Akers

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.
The Athletics’ $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark project hit another milestone this week as crews began to pour concrete at the Strip site.
The popular bus service for Raiders, Golden Knights and UNLV football games is returning for another year of getting sports fans to T-Mobile Arena and Allegiant Stadium.
The downtown Las Vegas area is set for a major storm drain replacement project that will impact traffic over the next two years.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is set to spend $20 million to sponsor the 2026 and 2027 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix races.
The Aviators will pay homage to the ubiquitous road closures in the Las Vegas Valley during a “What If” promotional night next week.
Zoox’s plans to launch its robotaxi service in Las Vegas received a green light this week from federal transportation officials.
To ensure they can meet and even exceed high hospitality expectations that come with being located in Las Vegas, the A’s brought in a famed restaurateur and New York Times best-selling author.
A 50-year-old pedestrian bridge over Maryland Parkway near Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center will be demolished, leading to lane reductions.
Months after an Arbor View High School student was struck and killed in a crosswalk, Las Vegas officials are planning to add crossing guards to middle schools and some high schools.
Single-day tickets for grandstand and general admission zones for each day of this year’s race will go on sale on Aug. 14, race officials announced.
The double-decker buses that the Regional Transportation Commission has used for years on the Las Vegas Strip and for its Game Day Express service are now being built in Southern Nevada.
Transit officials are looking at the future of mobility along a long stretch of Charleston Boulevard between Summerlin and the east Las Vegas Valley.
The A’s announced their first Las Vegas ballpark investor in Aramark Sports + Entertainment. The company will also be the concessionaire for the team’s Strip stadium.
Allegiant Stadium in its first five years of existence is proving to be the game changer it was touted as in the buildup to the $2 billion facility being constructed.