A crash Tuesday morning on northbound Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Strip has been cleared.
The crash was between Russell Road and Tropicana Avenue was blocking the right lanes and slowing traffic.
As of 8:10 am., traffic cameras from the Regional Transporation Commission show all lanes are open and traffic is moving normally.
Gasoline prices in Nevada are $3.48 per gallon, 15 cents higher than a year ago and 64 cents higher than the national average of $2.84.
The City of Henderson OK’d funds to study the feasibility of including a tunnel in a road extension project that would go under a portion of the city’s executive airport.
Local city and transportation officials will commission a study on the possibility of adding a connection from the proposed Virgin Trains high-speed train station to Downtown Las Vegas.
Officials urge Las Vegas motorists to prepare for increased congestion of surrounding roads this Memorial Day weekend, as an estimated 198,000 visitors are expected to drive to town for the holiday.
The crash, which occurred just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, was causing only minor delays, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The carpool lanes opened Monday morning just as 150,000 people were exiting the Electric Daisy Carnival festival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The incident was reported around 4:10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Las Vegas Blvd. South underneath U.S. Highway 95.
With the bright lights dimmed and the thumping bass gone, some 155,000 Electric Daisy Carnival attendees pounded the pavement and mixed in with the usual Monday morning commute.
With Project Neon reaching the 96 percent completion point and the HOV lane system coming on board Monday, there is still a list of work to be done on the nearly $1 billion project.
The crash occurred just before 4:30 p.m. in the intersection of South Eastern Avenue and Siena Heights Drive.
