Although the new traffic signal will improve flow into and out of the resort, those looking to be among the first visitors inside the megaresort when it opens Thursday night could face heavy traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard.
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.
Sales of parking passes for 2021 Raiders home games at Allegiant Stadium have been strong in the first week of their availability for season ticket holders.
The list of possible sites for a Major League Baseball ballpark in the Las Vegas Valley ballooned to well over 20 during a two-day visit for the Oakland Athletics ownership group.
Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib’s jersey has been a hot commodity with fans after his monumental announcement Monday that he is gay.
Allegiant Stadium keeps the hits coming as the U.S. men’s national rugby team takes on Ireland in a Halloween weekend match up at the $2 billion stadium.
The company behind a planned high-speed rail line from Las Vegas to Victorville, California, is putting on the brakes until at least 2022.
The stretch of U.S. 95 between the Spaghetti Bowl and Eastern Avenue will be reduced to two travel lanes in each direction starting Sunday for southbound traffic and June 29 for northbound through Dec. 2022.
The Nevada DMV produces an average of 96,000 plates per month.
The most notable feature of the concourse-wide update was removing the carpet in the walkways and adding in terrazzo flooring, which offers travelers a glitzy Las Vegas welcome.
The NLL’s newest franchise is owned by Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, current Nets coach Steve Nash and PGA Tour star Dustin Johnson.
The focus of this week’s trip to Las Vegas, led by Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher and team president Dave Kaval, is stadium location.
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has recovered 27 stolen vehicles this year at it’s area office across the state totaling over $1.02 million.
The closure was slated to begin Monday and last through Sept. 1, but scheduling issues resulted in the delay, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
Motorist traveling on the 215 Beltway between Windmill Lane and Pecos can expect significant traffic congestion as a repaving project is carried out in the area.
The U.S. 95 southbound Casino Center offramp will be closed to traffic from midnight Monday through 5 a.m. Sept. 1.
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