The visit from Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will disrupt local air and highway traffic.
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Two vehicles collided at East Tropicana Avenue and Andover Road, near Boulder Highway, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The completion of the two-year, $99 million U.S. Highway 95-Charleston Boulevard interchange project means an easier commute for those in East Las Vegas.
Last year’s infrastructure-related work — which caused traffic headaches for those traveling in-and-around the Strip — involved six months of repaving operations, something that won’t be seen this year.
The project will see portions of the highway that are now three lanes in each direction condensed to two lanes in each direction, among other changes.
Over the last six years, Boulder Highway in Henderson accounted for 25 percent of traffic fatalities in the city. Henderson officials are working to improve safety along the busy corridor.
President Joe Biden will spend two days in campaigning in Las Vegas. Air and road traffic will be affected, and police are planning extra security.
Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony is still pursuing the removal of high occupancy vehicle lanes from Las Vegas Valley freeways.
Some problems on the road are caused by the heat, but people also need to service their vehicles, a supervisor with NDOT’S Freeway Service Patrol says.
The 54-mile high-speed rail line would serve as a connector between the planned Brightline West Victor Valley Station and the California High-Speed Rail in Palmdale, California.
Metro had announced that it was participating in a statewide Joining Forces campaign to heighten enforcement of DUI violations.
Nevadans have access to over 30 special license plate designs, including throwback plates and those honoring Las Vegas sports teams.
Nevada Highway Patrol have identified the man killed in a crash northwest of Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 95 last week.
Work on the Henderson Interchange project is planned to kick off this fall, with the project budget increasing significantly ahead of that.
Interstate 15 was shut down Friday southbound at the Cheyenne exit and northbound at the Washington exit because of a suicidal suspect, Las Vegas police say.
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The visit from Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will disrupt local air and highway traffic.
Last year’s infrastructure-related work — which caused traffic headaches for those traveling in-and-around the Strip — involved six months of repaving operations, something that won’t be seen this year.
Another full closure of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor is set to disrupt traffic this weekend in Las Vegas tied to “Pave-A-Thon” operations.
Las Vegas drivers stuck for hours on Interstate 40 in Southern California say not enough was done to help people stranded on the rural highway in the middle of the Mojave Desert.