Road Warrior
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Jack Hakim and Roger Tobler are tussling over trucks. It’s not your typical school-boy argument with the loser walking away from the sandbox with hurt feelings. It’s a little more serious, with consequences that could trigger economic problems or perhaps political backlash.
Boulder City officials made it clear last week they are less than thrilled that the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge opened without the widening of U.S. Highway 93 approach to the span. Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler has requested that truckers be diverted through Laughlin until the problem is resolved. We’ll kick off today with a couple of bottleneck-related questions.
For a good chunk of the last decade, the state of Nevada and local cities had gobs of money to spend on major transportation projects. The days of plump budgets are certainly in our rearview mirrors now, but it’s important to reflect on what was accomplished around the Las Vegas Valley to improve our commute.
Six months ago, Las Vegas constable Bobby Gronauer created a hot line for callers to report out-of-state license plates and city residents jumped with glee.
Can a single street salvage a city that has struggled to shed a decades-old stigma in an endless effort to create a pedestrian-friendly downtown lined with hip boutiques and bars?
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