Independence Day is a popular holiday for family and friends to celebrate together and also represents one of the most dangerous times on the road.
Mick Akers
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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.
Some of the 4,500 safety barrels remain on Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 as more overnight closures are expected.
A $10.5 million project is set for a 4.8-mile-stretch of Tropicana Avenue aimed at increasing safety and mobility of vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the area.
Though most respondents to a AAA survey don’t think they will get caught driving high on marijuana, officials insists action is as dangerous as driving drunk.
McCarran International and Henderson Executive airports were awarded more than $9 million in federal grants to go toward various improvements at both facilities.
Next week the orange safety barrels will finally make their exit after becoming a fixture on the side of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95 for the last three years.
Viva Aerobus Airlines kicked off its regular twice weekly flight service between Las Vegas and Monterrey, Mexico, this month.
The influx of added international flight service to Las Vegas is made possible partly through an incentive program from the Department of Aviation.
The Nevada Highway Patrol began policing the high occupancy vehicle lanes on U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 15 Thursday following a 30-day grace period.
A 6-month-long road improvement project on a stretch of Eastern Avenue going from downtown to North Las Vegas gets underway Monday.
The RTC chose 20 bus stops in various parts of the Las Vegas Valley where steel posts will be installed to better protect riders as they wait for their ride.
Spirit Airlines partnered with McCarran International Airport, launching a self-service bag-drop station and two new nonstop flights from Las Vegas.
The $78 million Kyle Canyon interchange project will improve safety and traffic flow today and ready the area for the expansion of Interstate 11, officials said.
Starting today, motorists driving in high occupancy vehicle lanes in Las Vegas who are not carpooling will be subject to citations from law enforcement.
Road work on various areas of the Henderson Spaghetti Bowl will lead to overnight closures for more than a month.
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