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NDOT Multi-Project Information Fair |
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Projects Discussed in Fair: 1) F Street Connection-the reopening of F Street under I-15. 2) I-515 Project-improving interstate and commuter travel as well as improving bicycle and pedestrian upgrades and beautification. 3) Project Neon-traffic improvements, corridor beautification, enhanced safety by addressing congestion-related incidents encompassing the busy stretch of I-15 between Sahara Ave to the Spaghetti Bowl.
When and Where: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Doolittle Community Center, Rooms A, B, and C, 1950 N. J Street, Las Vegas, NV, 89106.
Presentations and Who Will Be Involved: Identical presentations will be provided during the fair at the following times: 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, and 1:30 p.m. NDOT Director Susan Martinovich will lead general presentations, while NDOT, City of Las Vegas, consultant project managers, outreach staff and right-of-way professionals will answer specific questions. Additional stations will include Transit, Environmental/Civil Rights, Landscape & Aesthetics, and Property Acquisitions.
Contact:
F Street Connection: Hotline: 702-229-2207 Email:
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Website: www.lasvegasnevada.gov/fstreet
I-515 Project: Hotline: 702-260-3570 Spanish Hotline: 702-260-3916 Email:
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Website: www.i515project.com
Project Neon: Hotline: 702-486-0486 Spanish Hotline; 702-384-1694 Email:
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Website: www.NDOTProjectNeon.com
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Environmental Compliance (NEPA) Initial Public Meeting |
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Purpose of Meeting: The Nevada Department of Transportation, in the cooperation with the City of Las Vegas and The Federal Highway Administration, is conducting a public information meeting to provide information and receive comments on reopening F Street under I-15 near downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, NDOT is initiating a review of the proposed project's potential environmental impacts. This notice is to inform the public of the review and to solicit comments concerning the project.
When and Where: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the Doolittle Community Center, Rooms A and B, 1950 N. J Street, Las Vegas, NV, 89106.
Why: The purpose and of the project is to reopen F Street under I-15 in order to reestablish and facilitate access between West Las Vegas and downtown las Vegas.
Where You Come In: You are invited to attend the public meeting between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be a brief project presentation at 5:30 p.m. followed by a short comment period. Before and after the presentation at 5:30 p.m., the meeting will be conducted in an "open house" format to provide you with an opportunity to view the displays and individually discuss the project with project representatives.
Contact: For general project info, contact Jenica Finnerty, Project Manager, Nevada Department of Transportation, 1263 S. Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89712, (775) 888-7592
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$11 million transit center opens in northwest valley |
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Las Vegas Sun
By Tiffany Gibson
3/29/10
Transportation officials unveiled the new Centennial Hills Transit Center on
Monday and recognized members of the congressional delegation who supported the
federal Recovery Act, which helped to fund the facility.
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Wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent in Feb. |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest
amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs.
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SUN EDITORIAL: Making OSHA work |
Bills in Congress would take important steps to help ensure worker safety
Las Vegas Sun
March 18, 2010
Over the past few years, Nevada has become a poster child of the problems with
workplace safety oversight and regulation. During the construction boom on the
Las Vegas Strip, for example, there were 12 deaths in an 18-month period, and
Nevada’s workplace safety regulators were criticized for their slow, anemic
response.
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Recession sends workers back to school |
Las Vegas Sun
By Emily Richmond
March 18, 2010
After being laid off from his job repairing industrial machinery, 40-year-old
Las Vegan David Dewees found himself in the unemployment line for the first time
in his life.
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Housing starts post gains in West, drops nationally |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Jason Hidalgo
March 17, 2010
Housing starts in the West posted gains in February despite a nationwide drop,
but a local builders' group also said new housing volume remains short of the
norm.
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School Zone: District implements new green initiatives |
Reno Gazette Journal
March 17, 2010
School Zone is a weekly column written by the Washoe County School District
trustees and administration about key issues and noteworthy news for parents,
teachers and students.
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Nevada prison population drops in 2009 |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Martha Bellisle
March 17, 2010
The number of inmates in state prisons across the country, including in Nevada,
dropped last year for the first time in about 40 years, according to a new
survey by the Pew Center on the States.
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Worst of recession may be over, but Las Vegas still has to hold on |
In the way of recovery, Brookings report finds, are our tourism-dependent economy, unskilled workers
Las Vegas Sun
By J. Patrick Coolican
March 17, 2010
After two years of economic decline, the gross metropolitan product of Las
Vegas, which measures Southern Nevada’s total output of goods and services, grew
slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a
new report from the Brookings Institution.
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Census forms arrive in Nevada mailboxes this week |
Reno Gazette Journal
By Frank X Mullen Jr.
March 16, 2010
People who rail against government waste and over-spending have a chance to help
save the taxpayers more than $1 billion in the coming months.
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