The Regional Transportation of Southern Nevada’s comprehensive Las Vegas valley wide mobility plan is nearing its final stop.
Mick Akers
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 state Department of Motor Vehicles eliminated the parallel parking portion of the driving skills test effective Jan. 13, after determining it was unnecessary.
Nevada and California officials have delayed decisions regarding millions of dollars worth of bonds for a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and southern California.
Project Neon work stretches into 2020 with a planned weekend overnight closure of a stretch of U.S. Highway 95.
With the Super Bowl over, the NFL’s attention shifts from Florida and now is fully on Las Vegas and this year’s edition of the league’s annual player draft.
A vital access road that links about every portion of town and in turn sees daily traffic snarls is set for another round of widening.
As the vision for the area surrounding Allegiant Stadium takes shape, discussions are being had about what will be added and possibly stripped from the neighborhood.
Sign maker Yesco is readying the pieces of what will be one of the most impactful projects they’ve been a part of over the past century.
Get ready to pay a bit more for parking beginning next week at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport.
A stretch of Interstate 15 is among the first highway portions to be federally designated an interstate highway electric vehicle corridor.
Allegiant, whose name will be featured on the Las Vegas Raiders new home, Allegiant Stadium, beginning in the 2020 NFL season, signed a multiyear year deal with the Colts.
An increase in domestic passengers propelled McCarran International Airport to its third-straight annual passenger volume record.
The first few hundred seats have been installed in the upper levels of Allegiant Stadium.
Airport van service SuperShuttle is ceasing their Las Vegas operations effective Friday, according to customer service representative Kell Jones.
Nevada received a failing grade for on the latest state road report card based off 16 essential traffic safety laws.