Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
ADOT Sells Parcel Near Sky Harbor Airport for $28.7M
The Arizona Department of Transportation has sold a parcel of land it owned along Interstate 10 in Phoenix for $28.7 million, the largest sale of excess property in the agency's history. The 21-acre parcel, which includes several buildings, is located along the north side of I-10 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue December 04, 2018
ADOT Completes Major Improvements on I-40, I-17 Projects Near Flagstaff
With Arizona Department of Transportation projects improving Interstate 17 and Interstate 40 around Flagstaff approaching a winter hiatus, the area now has upgraded bridge decks, two new bridges and 20 total miles of rebuilt roadway....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue November 06, 2018
ADOT Sets Final Girders on South Mountain Freeway's Salt River Bridges
Two hundred and ninety-two. That's the number of concrete girders installed on two Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridges spanning the Salt River between Broadway Road and Southern Avenue in the southwest Valley....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue November 06, 2018
ADOT Program Helping Women Enter Construction Trades
Iris Bost, an unemployed single mom of three, hoped to break into the male-dominated construction industry that would provide better pay than working retail. Through a social media post, the Globe resident was excited to learn about an Arizona Department of Transportation-sponsored Construction Academy at Gila Community College....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue November 06, 2018
Value Engineering Increases Value, Reduces Delivery Time
The Arizona Department of Transportation's original plan for improving the Interstate 17 bridges at Willard Springs Road south of Flagstaff called for replacing the decks in both directions over two summers, ending well into 2019....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue November 06, 2018
ADOT Busy With Projects Leading Up to Holiday Season
Phoenix-area freeway drivers may have noticed more construction and maintenance closures along interstates 10 and 17. There's some good news behind those restrictions. A scheduled increase in freeway work and closures in October and November allows the Arizona Department of Transportation to make progress on important improvements before a decrease in restrictions sets in during the holiday travel season....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue November 06, 2018
Organizations Protect Native Cactus Before U.S. 60 Project
To prepare for a project replacing the Pinto Creek Bridge on U.S. 60 east of the Valley, biologists from the Arizona Department of Transportation and partner organizations spent several days working to protect a native cactus, in some cases rappelling down the canyon walls to do so....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 09, 2018
Crews Rebuild Bridges in Historic Route 66 Community
A historic community along old Route 66 will be open for visitors as crews repair three area bridges over Interstate 40 in the Phoenix area. The project is scheduled to last 10 months. Construction began on June 11 and is scheduled to be completed next spring....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
Helping Tribal Members Launch Construction Careers
With the Arizona Department of Transportation covering the cost of training and providing safety gear for participants, dozens of members of the Yavapai-Apache Nation have completed a construction academy that helps them launch careers in transportation....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue October 09, 2018
ADOT Fixes U.S. 89 After Rosa Damage
Working around the clock to protect motorists and restore a key route through northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened U.S. 89 after flooding severed the roadway Oct. 3 between Flagstaff and Page....
