Traffic travels on U.S. 95 south from the Ann Road overpass Thursday. The Nevada Transportation Board endorsed a proposal to make lanes on part of U.S. 95 and Interstate 15 toll lanes with private financing paying for the project.
Photo by Craig L. Moran.
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BUDGET FALLOUT:
Toll road plan OK'd
CARSON CITY -- A proposal to allow for privatized toll lanes in Las Vegas as a way to help reduce a huge funding shortfall for Nevada highway projects was endorsed Thursday by the Nevada Transportation Board.
Repeal of gay union ban in Nevada no small task
Opponents of same-sex marriages are not fearful that the California Supreme Court's ruling Thursday will sway Nevada residents who twice voted to prohibit the unions.
CLEARING THE AIRSPACE:
Heliport not yet off ground
In the not-so-distant future, a small town south of the Strip's glittery hubbub could lay claim to the world's largest heliport.
