The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada will ask the federal government for financial assistance after seeing a significant drop in revenue.
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
The high spot in the area was on Interstate 15 near the Nevada-California line, where traffic fell 73 percent in the fourth week of March, compared with the same week in March 2019.
With most states issuing statewide stay-at-home mandates, it’s no surprise McCarran International Airport is seeing a major decrease in passenger volume.
The COVID-19 pandemic apparently played a role as it interfered with the ability of Aldape’s Marketplace to get inventory, according to County Commissioner Michael Naft.
A popular area to watch airplanes land and depart near the border of McCarran International Airport is set to close temporarily as COVID-19 concerns continue.
Southwest Airlines has reduced its flight schedule by nearly 40 percent from its peak levels, McCarran International Airport’s largest carrier announced Tuesday.
McCarran reported that the two employees do not work in close proximity of each other and were assigned to different shifts and different areas in the airport.
Construction projects across the Las Vegas Valley have been reminded of the need to follow safety guidelines to allow work to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all portions of life across the world, one thing that will keep on moving are road projects.
The Amalgamated Transit Union is calling for tighter safety restrictions as they have reports of bus operators, van drivers, cleaners and mechanics being potentially exposed to the novel coronavirus during the course of their daily work.
Parking options in both terminals will be consolidated with lower passenger demand.
The deadline for those needing to obtain a Real ID has been extended one year as the U.S. deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the dramatic decline in passengers and bus operator shortages tied to novel coronavirus call-outs, the RTC began running at a reduced rate Wednesday.
McCarran International Airport saw 3.86 million passengers in February, breaking an 11-month streak of surpassing 4 million people flying in and out of Las Vegas.
Workers on the site were already adhering to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, according to a news release.
