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Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.

Gas prices going up despite oil below $50 a barrel

Motorists are paying a little more at the pump, even though the cost of crude oil remains below $50 per barrel — just one of several factors that go into calculating gasoline prices.

‘Big Squeeze’ shifting lanes at Spaghetti Bowl interchange

Northbound U.S. 95 will still be narrowed to two travel lanes between Interstate 15 and Rancho Drive, but traffic will slide over to the right side of the freeway from 6 a.m. Thursday to mid-September.

Brace for traffic-filled weekend when EDC comes to Las Vegas

Just about everyone in Las Vegas will have something to rave about during the Electric Daisy Carnival next weekend when roughly 400,000 revelers make their way to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for three days of high-energy music.

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Distracted drivers in Nevada face fines

It’s pretty easy to get distracted while driving. Texts from friends or eating a quick lunch on the go can sometimes make the best of drivers swerve on the road.

Ad campaign tells Southern Nevada drivers to ‘Love the Cone’

A series of radio and television commercials that debuted last week encourages drivers to see the “progress, growth and jobs” represented by the seemingly ubiquitous construction markers.

 
Holograms guide travelers at McCarran airport in Las Vegas

A team of three hologram workers has popped up at McCarran International Airport to help direct passengers toward tram connections headed out of the D-Gate satellite concourse.

Red or green, not all traffic signal timing treated equally

Generally, there’s a method to the madness when it comes to traffic signal sequencing and timing, said Brian Hoeft, director of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s traffic management center.

Cell Phone Lot a handy place to wait at McCarran airport

Just about anyone who’s driven through McCarran International Airport should be acquainted by now with the handy Cell Phone Lot. The Road Warrior highly recommends giving it a try, but beware a few rules.

By-the-numbers primer on highways, interstates in Clark County

There’s some major work happening on the Las Vegas Valley’s major freeways, so the Road Warrior answers a pressing question a few of you have asked recently. Is it Interstate 95 or U.S. Highway 95 — and what the heck is the difference?

Taxicab authority will explore parallel routes in Las Vegas

The Nevada Taxicab Authority is expected to finally decide whether to test out parallel routes along Frank Sinatra Drive, Koval Lane and Interstate 15 that cabbies could use when Las Vegas Boulevard is congested.

Legislation may push light-rail between airport, Las Vegas

A bill working its way through the state Legislature could advance efforts to develop, build and operate a light-rail line connecting McCarran International Airport, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas as soon as 2023.

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