A two-year, $49.5 million upgrade project of the Airport Connector Road northbound from the 215 Beltway is set to get underway later this year.
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.
Elon Musk-owned Boring Company’s Vegas Loop project hit another milestone this week crossing over to the west side of the Strip for just the second time.
Utility work tied to Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project next week will see ramp and road closures at the Interstate 15/Sloan Road interchange.
The 6,200 parking spots via surface lots, garages and on-street parking around Downtown Summerlin are expected to be able to handle the anticipated fan volume.
The Athletics, who are constructing a $2 billion stadium on the Strip, will play regular-season games at Las Vegas Ballpark for the first time.
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and with it droves of visitors will jam Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Southern California.
The Summerlin South Little League team will be celebrated with a parade in Downtown Summerlin on Wednesday, according to a Downtown Summerlin spokesperson.
The Clark County Fire Department rolled out two new state-of-the-art fire trucks Friday, showing off the additions to the department’s fire equipment protecting its Fire Station 13.
Team owner John Fisher and his family have the funding in place to pay for whatever the final cost of the stadium might be, according to team president Marc Badain.
Officials are promising changes in the process of setting up and tearing down the race circuit for this Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Formula One is suing the owner of two Las Vegas gift shops, alleging they sold knockoff items ahead of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Brightline West began grading their Las Vegas high-speed train station site and were then cited by Clark County for what an official perceived was the company starting work without a permit.
The $172 million Reimagine Boulder Highway project in Henderson has been occurring for one year with crews hitting multiple milestones along the way.
Some of the brightest minds in sports and entertainment will converge on the Strip during Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix week to discuss how the further grow how the two segments intersect with pop culture.
Events at Allegiant Stadium have drawn 6.3 million visitors since 2021, when the $2 billion facility began hosting events.
