Driving You Crazy: Striping Along I-15 at Blue Diamond Road

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014, 12:02pm

LAS VEGAS - A driver says I-15 between Blue Diamond Road and St. Rose Parkway has become a dangerous stretch due to unclear lane striping through the construction zone.

Nevada Department of Transportation is already aware of this problem. The contractor, Las Vegas Paving, restriped this stretch of southbound I-15 last week. Additional restriping to bring freeway lane lines back to their pre-construction condition is also scheduled.

This $62 million project will provide a new interchange at Cactus Avenue to merge on to I-15 - taking traffic congestion off St. Rose Parkway, Silverado Ranch Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2014.

Crews, meanwhile, have redefined the lines, reducing the confusion for drivers.

What's driving you crazy? E-mail your traffic questions and complaints to Brian Loftus.

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Orleans Arena Gets Major Sustainability Recognition

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Monday, March 10th, 2014, 5:46pm

LAS VEGAS -- Boyd Gaming Corporation on Monday announced that the Orleans Arena has been awarded LEED Gold certification for existing buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Orleans Arena is the first arena in the state of Nevada to receive LEED Gold recognition. It joins a handful of prominent arenas across the country in achieving the prominent sustainability recognition, including AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Philips Arena in Atlanta, the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., and the Toyota Center in Houston.

The certification caps a multi-year effort to incorporate sustainable practices throughout the Arena's operations. Through a variety of measures – most completely unnoticeable to guests -- the Arena significantly reduced its energy consumption, and reduced the amount of waste sent to local landfills by 25 percent.

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Monday, March 10th, 2014, 12:20pm

LAS VEGAS-- Metro Police arrest a man suspected in three bank robberies after a short chase.

The first robbery was reported around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bank of America at 5950 West Sahara.

A few minutes later, another robbery was reported at the Wells Fargo Bank at 1001 South Rainbow. Police received a third call, at the US Bank at 2555 South Rainbow.

Officers spotted Kenyatta Stepps' vehicle at that location and tried to pull him over, but he fled.

The suspect took police over I-15 via Sahara, into the Circus Circus parking lot and then back onto the Las Vegas Boulevard. He then went southbound, does a U-turn onto Sahara and onto Paradise.

He tries to make another U-turn at Karen to avoid hitting another vehicle and instead hits a Metro Police car.

No one was injured.

The FBI and Metro Robbery are investigating.

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Friday, March 7th, 2014, 5:57pm

LAS VEGAS -- A judge has signed a temporary restraining order stopping the raffle of 27 puppies rescued from a pet store after an arson fire. Raffle tickets were supposed to go on sale Friday afternoon.

Donald Thompson, the estranged husband of co-owner Gloria Lee, wants the puppies so he can turn them over to an animal rescue group. His attorney, Jacob Hafter, filed for the temporary restraining order Friday on behalf of Thompson to stop The Animal Foundation from finding homes for the puppies through a money-raising raffle. Hafter says the county did not follow proper procedures and his client wasn't given a fair shot to reclaim the dogs.

"Why did Clark County sit on those puppies for a month before they released their administrative hold? Then why did they rush through the process to reclaim this?" Hafter said.

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First New Bus Route in 12 Years Services SW Las Vegas

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Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 4:51pm

LAS VEGAS -- People living in the southwest part of the Las Vegas valley or traveling to that area, now have a new option.

The Regional Transportation Commission announced the launch of transit route 120. The bus route runs along Buffalo Drive, Ft. Apache Road and portions of Warm Springs Road. The 21-mile long route provides service to more than 100,000 residents living in nearby areas and connects to 12 additional transit routes, in addition to the Westcliff Transit Center Park and Ride.

This is the first new bus route in the valley in 12 years.

"For many years, we've heard from residents and businesses requesting transit service in this part of town," said Tina Quigley, RTC General Manager.

The event was held near the Wet 'n' Wild water park which is one of many businesses which will benefit from the new bus route. It's hoped to ease traffic congestion in the area.

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Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 1:42pm

LAS VEGAS - Metro Police is investigating an early morning accident involving a motorcycle that occurred near Wynn Road and Spring Mountain Road.

Police say the accident occurred shortly before 5:45 a.m. A car struck a motorcycle at the intersection, then crashed into a wall.

The rider of the motorcycle sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene on foot and is still outstanding.

Police shut down both directions of Wynn Road at Spring Mountain during the investigation.

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