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Koval bridge will come down before Super Bowl
On Wednesday, Formula One announced the open-wheel racing group will dismantle the Flamingo Road bridge over Koval Lane before the Super Bowl kicks off in Las Vegas February 5. The announcement comes two weeks after the Clark County Board of Commissioners heard from business owners affected by the massive 760-foot temporary bridge during a public […]
High-speed rail project secures $3 billion in funds from bipartisan infrastructure law
After years of speculation, and promises, to bring a high-speed train to connect Southern Nevada to Southern California, the latest proposed rail system seems to be on track after receiving $3 billion in federal funding. Nevada lawmakers announced Tuesday the Brightline West project received $3 billion in funds, a not insignificant fraction of the estimated […]
How will workers get to and fro during the LV Grand Prix?
Clark County commissioners want to know how tourism and transportation officials intend to shuttle tens of thousands of workers to their appointed jobs while navigating a Las Vegas Strip largely blocked from traffic for three days of Grand Prix racing next week that is expected to draw more than 100,000 visitors a day. “There is […]
No relief in sight for Nevadans paying high auto insurance rates
The rising cost of car insurance is hitting Nevadans hard, and neither the insurance industry, consumer advocates, nor state government officials expect relief to come any time soon. The insurance industry attributes the increased premiums rising costs for car parts and repairs, theft, labor shortages, and risky driving post-pandemic. Some consumer advocates note that companies […]
Formula 1 officials say efforts to resolve traffic issues ‘still a work in progress’
With less than 30 days away before Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix shuts down a portion of the resort corridor including the Las Vegas Strip, preparations for the event are already causing traffic nightmares for the people who make the Strip work. And officials for the event described efforts to resolve issues related to […]
Health district, RTC offer pop-up produce stand to combat food insecurity
With food insecurity still rampant throughout Southern Nevada, the route to access healthy foods isn’t always easy. The Southern Nevada Health District and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada are trying to address accessibility issues by putting a pop-up produce stand at the bus stop. Partnering with Prevail Marketplace, a local farmers market, the […]
Clark County school board to take up new school start time proposals
Changing school start times within Clark County School District would result in “a significant impact to the CCSD community and families,” according to materials published online in advance of a presentation scheduled for Thursday night’s Clark County School Board meeting. The board is not scheduled to vote on changing start times. “The draft of the language […]
Lombardo got $14M for charter school transportation. Why aren’t more schools applying for it?
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo earlier this year secured for charter schools their first ever pool of dedicated money for transportation, calling it “a critical part of expanding and enhancing school choice opportunities in our state.” But, so far, schools haven’t had to fight over the funding. As of late August, only $1.2 million of the […]
‘Who does this help?’ US-95 widening project draws ire from downtown residents
A multi-billion dollar plan by the Nevada Department of Transportation to widen and reconstruct US-95 in Downtown Las Vegas is meeting resistance from residents worried about the negative impact it will have on their property values and health. The Downtown Access Project seeks to improve the stretch of Interstate 515 (US-95) between Rancho Drive and […]
A truly great city needs truly great public transportation
Any list of the best cities in the world includes our home in Las Vegas, but you don’t see it at the top of those lists very often, as wasted money and poor priorities prevent Las Vegas from making the leap that takes us from ‘tourist destination’ to ‘world-class city’. Governmental boondoggles have cost taxpayers […]
Rosen highlights ongoing effort to land high-speed rail
As a federal grant application seeking $3.75 billion in funding for a proposed high-speed rail connecting Southern Nevada to Southern California remains in flux – and if secured would only fund a portion of the $12 billion project – U.S. Jacky Rosen is urging the Department of Transportation to process the proposal. Rosen is scheduled […]
Las Vegas City Council approves expanded Vegas Loop, punts on animal shelter
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday railed against the Vegas Loop, a planned maze of tunnels to run primarily under the Las Vegas Strip, to the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Harry Reid International Airport, but voted for its expansion nonetheless. Goodman said no city but Las Vegas “would undertake this entire project […]