The closure, along with reduced airline schedules due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, led to long delays and hundreds of flights canceled during the first six days.
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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 Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is moving their residential routes to a Sunday schedule beginning Wednesday.
The ongoing air traffic control tower closure and passenger decreases tied to the COVID-19 outbreak have impacted McCarran International Airport’s largest carrier significantly.
Reduced flight operations at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport enters its sixth day following the closure of the air traffic control tower last week.
The employee of MV Transportation, one of two contractors that provide drivers for RTC buses, became ill Thursday and was immediately sent home for self-isolation.
A Transportation Security Administration officer working at Terminal 3 of McCarran International Airport tested positive for COVID-19.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is reducing residential bus service following decreased ridership.
Construction on the long-awaited additional left turn lane from westbound St. Rose Parkway to southbound Executive Airport Drive begins next week, the city of Henderson announced Monday.
Flight operations will be at reduced levels for a fifth-straight day Monday in Las Vegas as McCarran International Airport’s air traffic control tower remains closed.
The Hawaiian government issued a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving to the islands beginning Thursday.
After several months of delays, the dynamic messaging boards along Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 are ready to go live.
Sunday’s arriving flight delays are the longest of the four-day ordeal, as the FAA’s website displayed average delays of 3 hours and 5 minutes.
After Gov. Steve Sisolak essentially shut down the state for 30 days starting this week, traffic in Las Vegas has seen a major dip.
The airport is operating 10 flights per hour, down from the normal rate of 30 to 56 aircraft per hour, leading to hundreds of flights being canceled.
The DMV closed its offices and call center this week to ensure the safety of their employees and families leaving those with expiring licenses, vehicle registrations and other documents in limbo.
