After being talked about for years, work is getting underway on a project to increase bus service along a busy Las Vegas corridor that includes UNLV.
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Multiple road projects across the valley. A look at the planned construction ahead.
Silver State roads have seen 200 deaths through June 30, 12 percent higher than the 178 fatalities seen through June last year, according to data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony is still pursuing the removal of high occupancy vehicle lanes from Las Vegas Valley freeways.
Work on the Henderson Interchange project is planned to kick off this fall, with the project budget increasing significantly ahead of that.
Transportation officials plan to bolster the number of security guards they use to patrol buses and facilities across the Las Vegas Valley.
Independence Day travel is expected to be extremely busy, with a record 71 million people set to travel within the U.S. for the holiday.
The Nevada Department of Transportation is getting public feedback on bringing U.S. Highway 95 to interstate code from the northwest valley through Indian Springs.
As the summer begins, the bulk of the work on the yearslong Interstate 15-Tropicana Avenue project will enter into the final stretch.
Luckily for Las Vegas drivers, there is an agency that is continually working and can be contacted to alert officials to potential mistimed traffic signals.
In each of the past three years, more than 100 fatalities have occurred on Nevada roads during the three full months in the span between the two holiday weekends.
RTC is turning to AI to see if the technology could better help them understand traffic patterns and safety at select intersections in the Las Vegas Valley.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada wears many hats when it comes to infrastructure.
To meet federal requirements, Real IDs will be needed for anyone looking to use their driver’s license to get through security at airports for domestic flights nationwide.
Nevada roads are deadlier this year, with nearly 40 percent more fatal crashes through March than during the same period in 2023. And the situation is worse on Clark County roads.