The request to rename McCarran International Airport to Harry Reid Airport is one step closer to being sent to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.
McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 1 economy parking lot is reopening this week following a two-month closure.
The average price of regular unleaded gas in the Las Vegas Valley went from $2.84 month ago, to $3.21 as of Monday.
An $11 million project to repave a 16-mile stretch of Interstate 15 southbound is set to kick off in May, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced.
After a successful test run, officials are giving adaptive traffic signals on a stretch of Eastern Avenue in Henderson the green light.
The daily bus service offers stops in Pahrump, Beatty, Tonopah, Hawthorne, Fallon, Fernley and Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Centennial Plaza bus terminal in Sparks.
Citing security concerns, the Transportation Security Administration and multiple airlines are objecting to plans for a proposed resort neighboring McCarran International Airport.
Starting Monday Eight surface streets are closed to traffic for over a month in downtown Las Vegas as a test run for a planned road project that could exceed the $ 1 billion mark.
LaMunyon bought the car in October of 1983 for her then 16-year-old daughter and within six weeks it was gone.
The next phase of the major mutliyear Las Vegas Strip road project is set to get underway in the summer.
With many in the Las Vegas Valley disagreeing with what McCarran International Airport should be renamed, a petition began circulating online in hopes of addressing the situation.
An innovative pilot program launched in downtown Las Vegas this month aims to reduce traffic congestion and increase roadway safety in the area.
Although fan capacity is capped at 15 percent for NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas, officials still caution that the event likely will affect travel on Interstate 15.
Raiders owner Mark Davis’ purchase of the WNBA’s Aces in January spurred speculation that it could be tied to a possible move to bring a NBA franchise to the city.
Monday marks the first time in almost a year that children will be attending in person classes at elementary schools across the valley, meaning motorists will need to be especially mindful when traveling through school zones.
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