Officials believe El Al Israel Airlines’ upcoming nonstop service between Las Vegas and Tel Aviv will boost tourism and business in both regions.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
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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.
EDC attendees that may have partaken in indulging in the use of legal weed in Las Vegas are urged to discard of the drug ahead of their trip to McCarran International Airport.
This week $1.5 million in safety upgrades were completed along a 14-mile-stretch of Boulder Highway, one of the state’s deadliest areas for pedestrians.
The RTC kicked off a yearlong app-based ride hailing pilot program, mainly serving customers traveling between McCarran International Airport and the resort corridor.
A transportation study is underway aimed at making the area surrounding the Las Vegas stadium easier to navigate by incorporating enhanced pedestrian, bicycle and multimodal options.
Transportation leaders nationwide agree technology, not expanding roadways, is key to transportation infrastructure future.
Before families set out on road trips full of the inevitable onslaught of “are we there yet?” questions, motorists should ensure their vehicles are summer-travel ready.
Casino magnate Derek Stevens was willing to endure business impacts caused by Project Neon as he looked ahead to the transportation benefits the project will create in Downtown Las Vegas.
Clark County will add a traffic signal on South Fort Apache Road and Arby Avenue following the death in March of a 12-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle.
A yearlong $6.4 million roadwork project on Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Utah will result in wide-load restrictions and lane closures.
Three major components to Project Neon opened this week, so Road Warrior Mick Akers shows how to navigate those newly opened sections.
Through April, crash fatalities on Nevada roads are down 15 percent, going from 99 in April 2018 to 84 this year, the Nevada Department of Public Safety reported.
The expected cost of a pair of proposed Las Vegas monorail extensions increased by $62 million over the original estimate, Clark County Commissioners learned Tuesday.
The Paris nonstop flight is the latest international nonstop announced from McCarran recently, joining new direct flights to Israel, Japan and Mexico.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air said the trademark request is not tied to the $1.8 billion Raiders’ Las Vegas stadium to be completed in 2020.
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