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

For I-15, no pain, no gain

This week readers want to know what is causing the slowdown on Interstate 15 near Russell Road; is there a law against televisions being installed on dashboards of motor vehicles; and when are they going to activate the message signs on U.S. Highway 95 north?

Eco-friendly bikes can be shvitz-free

There seem to be more cyclists on valley roads lately, and they’re not all wearing tight yellow spandex.

Project will give relief to commuters

This week the Road Warrior goes spanning Las Vegas and answers questions from almost every corner of the valley. Readers want to know if the Lamb Boulevard exit off the Las Vegas Beltway is open yet in North Las Vegas. Is there an extension planned in Henderson for Warm Springs Road, from Boulder Highway to Lake Mead Parkway? When will Clark County build a bridge on Decatur Boulevard to go over the railroad tracks in the southern valley? And why were taxicabs dropping off passengers at a pickup point at McCarran International Airport on Sunday?

Airport thieves get left holding bag

You know the anxious feeling you get while you wait for your luggage to appear on the carousel at an airport? The one that says your luggage has been lost.

Reopening: Next Week For H Street

This week readers want to know when H Street will be reopened at Bonanza Road; whether there is any way to fix the ramp meters that control traffic flow onto Interstate 15; and whether they are ever going to fix Stewart Avenue between Maryland Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Drivers, not bus shelters, kill

As vehicles sped by, Mike Gilmore admitted that he worried one would come up on the sidewalk and crash into the bus shelter where he was waiting.

Construction, connections and cell phones

This week readers want an update on the construction on Blue Diamond Road; will the connection between Decatur and Silverado Ranch boulevards ever be made; and are there any plans to make the message signs on Interstate 15 accessible on mobile phones?

$8 billion refuels road projects

It was a scary couple of days for transportation officials across the nation.

Installing Proper Channels

This week readers want to know what is up with all that construction on Elkhorn Road west of Jones Boulevard; whether Henderson officials are ever going to turn on the traffic light near Coronado High School; and whether we are all supposed to get new identification cards from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

No Adjustments Necessary

This week readers want to know whether there are any plans to redo the roads outside the Eastside Cannery now that there’s all that traffic out there, are there any plans to widen Grand Canyon Drive, and when will the construction on the bridges on the Las Vegas Beltway, near south Decatur Boulevard, be finished? And the Road Warrior answers a bonus fourth question about the state of the Beltway at Far Hills Avenue.

Signs of Confusion

This week readers want to know why Clark County uses the phrase “freeway ends” on the Las Vegas Beltway, are there any plans to fix Eastern Avenue near Pebble Road and whether drivers should get out of the way if they see someone is speeding up from behind. Also, we learn what the word headbanger really means.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles on way

I can tell you there is nothing futuristic about vehicles that run on hydrogen, because I drove one just the other day.

Interruptions Permitted

This week readers want to know whether construction crews need a permit to bring all traffic to a halt while they enter and exit a job site, are there plans to put a sign on southbound Interstate 15 identifying the exit for St. Rose Parkway, and is there a law regarding people handing out religious information in the middle of the street. Also the Road Warrior learns he sometimes needs to use an Elmer Fudd accent to understand a personalized plate.

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