Clark officials eye traffic safety proposals as crashes near schools spike

By: Michael Lyle

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 665

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Traffic safety officials laid out policy and engineering recommendations from restricting U-turns to upgrading faded crosswalks to address the stark rise in crashes near schools in Clark County, which spiked more than 350% last year.

There were 427 crashes in the 2025-2026 school year, according to a recent report from the School Traffic Safety Working Group, which discussed the report’s findings with the Clark County Commission Tuesday.

The report identified 75 proposals local and …

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