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Titus Says Committee Slot Could Help Secure Infrastructure Funds

May 10, 2021

Happy Infrastructure Week, when the engineering and construction industries promote the need for investing in the nation's roads, bridges, and pow

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Arizona To Begin Bridge Replacement Project On Interstate 15

Feb 04, 2021

PHOENIX (AP) — Construction crews are about to begin a years-long project to replace a bridge on a stretch of Interstate 15 that passes through a cliff-lined river canyon that connects Nevada and Utah on opposite sides of Arizona's northwestern corner.

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Woman Killed In Possible Road Rage Shooting On Las Vegas Freeway

Sep 16, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a woman found dead after a crash on a busy freeway in Las Vegas overnight may have been killed in a road rage shooting.

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3 Killed In Fiery Wreck On Las Vegas Freeway; 2 In Truck Survive

Aug 14, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say two adults and a child were killed when their car collided with a pickup truck pulling an off-road vehicle on a Las Vegas freeway.

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2.4 Million Pound Load Making Its Way From Nevada To Utah

Jun 30, 2020

The heaviest load ever to travel on Nevada highways began its journey Monday morning.

The 2.4 million pound load mostly made up of 770-ton steel vessels used to contain nuclear fuel started inching its way out of Apex in North Las Vegas where it arrived by rail on May 28.

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Paving Project Causes Lane Closures On I-15

Jun 11, 2020

Some lane closures are planned on Interstate 15 over the next week as the Nevada Department of Transportation upgrades the road with new asphalt between Cactus Avenue and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.

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Nevada Marks Opening Of I-15 Electric Vehicle Charging Sites

Feb 03, 2020
Officials say a stretch of Interstate 15 crossing southern Nevada has become the first route in the U.S. West to be designated as an electric vehicle corridor with charging stations available at least every 50 miles.
 
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North Dakota Firm Gets Contract For Las Vegas-Area Interchange

Jan 14, 2020
A North Dakota-based company has been awarded a $99 million contract to construct an interchange to provide new direct connections between two freeways in metro Las Vegas.
 
The Nevada Department of Transportation says Fisher Sand & Gravel Co.
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Police Kill Murder Suspect, Snarl Freeway Traffic For Hours

Jan 10, 2020
Authorities say a 27-year-old man killed his mother and drove about 200 miles through the Mojave Desert before he was fatally shot by police on I-15 at the state line.
 
The incident stranded motorists for up to 19 hours and backed up traffic for miles on the main route betw
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California And Nevada Police Fatally Shoot Murder Suspect

Jan 09, 2020
Authorities say California and Nevada police fatally shot a murder suspect during a "high-risk" traffic stop near the state line.
 
Officials say the Kern County Sheriff's Department had alerted San Bernardino deputies on Wednesday to watch for an "armed and dangerous" man.
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Probe Partly Shuts Highway Near California-Nevada Line

Jan 09, 2020
A law enforcement investigation has kept northbound Interstate 15 closed for hours just south of the California-Nevada state line.
 
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department tweeted Wednesday night that investigators were en route to a "lethal force encounter" and that
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2 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Interstate 15 Near Las Vegas

Dec 06, 2019

The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver and another man were killed in a collision on Interstate 15 just south of Las Vegas.

The wreck occurred Thursday night near Sloan, which is 12 miles south of Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas Freeway Reopens 10 Hours After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

Dec 04, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a busy stretch of Las Vegas freeway has reopened after a 10-hour closure caused by a fatal crash involving a wrong-way driver slamming head-on into a tractor-trailer.

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Highway Patrol: Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Crash

Dec 03, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way driver was killed in a crash on northbound Interstate 15 in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning.

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Las Vegas To California Traffic Backup Tops 20 Miles

Dec 02, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Holiday travelers returning to California from the Las Vegas area caused a severe backup lasting for more than 20 miles.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Station opens Off I-15 In Nevada

Nov 16, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Electric vehicle owners have a new place to charge batteries on the heavily-traveled freeway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

State and local officials on Thursday marked the start of use of two rapid chargers at a Terrible’s Road House service station in Jean.

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NDOT To Get Federal Funding To Jump Start Northern Beltway Interchange

Nov 04, 2019

The Nevada Department of Transportation will receive almost $27 million in federal funding for the Interstate 15-215 Beltway interchange project in North Las Vegas. 

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Las Vegas-To-Los Angeles Freeway Reopens After Fatal Crash

Jun 14, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say the main freeway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles reopened near the Nevada-California state line nearly five hours after a crash that fatally injured a pickup truck driver.

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Wreck Closes Southbound Interstate 15 On Outskirts Of Las Vegas

Jun 04, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say southbound Interstate 15 has been reopened after being closed several hours due to a wreck on the northeastern outskirts of metro Las Vegas during the Tuesday morning commute.

The wreck near Mile Marker 58 involved an overturned truck.

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Memorial Day Visitors Cause Traffic Jam On Southbound I-15

May 28, 2019

Memorial Day traffic heading southbound on I-15 to California backed up for nearly 17 miles Monday near Primm.

Of the estimated 330,000 people who were expected to visit Las Vegas over the holiday, it was estimated that about 60 percent of them drove.

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The Ins And Outs Of Project Neon's New HOV Lanes

May 20, 2019

The massive, billion-dollar freeway development known as Project Neon is finally near

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Interstate 15 Wide-Load Traffic Detour Still Being Arranged

Apr 22, 2019
PHOENIX (AP) — A planned yearlong detour of wide-load traffic on Interstate 15 for bridge resurfacing in northwestern Arizona's Virgin River Gorge was expected to start in March but remains in the planning stages.
 
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Interstate 15 Wide-Load Traffic Detour Still Being Arranged

Apr 20, 2019
PHOENIX (AP) — A planned yearlong detour of wide-load traffic on Interstate 15 for bridge resurfacing in northwestern Arizona's Virgin River Gorge was expected to start in March but remains in the planning stages.

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Southbound I-15 Reopens After Closure

Feb 06, 2019

PRIMM, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Department of Transportation says southbound Interstate 15 has reopened at Primm, Nevada, on the California-border.

I-15 is the main route between Las Vegas and Southern California.

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19-Vehicle Crash Closes Southbound I-15 At Cajon Pass

Jan 16, 2019

Southbound Interstate 15 was closed Wednesday at Cajon Pass as authorities responded to a 19-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department said the crash was reported south of Oak Hill Road.

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