U.S. DOT - Tue July 16, 2019
Second Allotment Means $13.9M in Grants to 13 Airports
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants, the second allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 16, 2019
ADOT Project Receives Sustainable Infrastructure Award
The Arizona Department of Transportation has won an award for using cutting-edge data collection and modeling for a U.S. 160 bridge project that created a sustainable, resilient solution to erosion from a meandering creek on the Navajo Nation....
Central Arizona College - Tue July 16, 2019
CAC, Sundt Receive Award
Central Arizona College was recently named a 2019 Gold Circle of Excellence award winner by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for its entry, "Central Arizona College & Sundt Construction: Education at the Speed of Industry."Each year the CASE Circle of Excellence Awards, recognize hundreds of institutions who have implemented innovative, inspiring and creative ideas that have a lasting impact and deliver extraordinary results....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 16, 2019
Pinnacle Peak Road Bridge Construction Gears Up Along I-17
A new bridge to carry Pinnacle Peak Road traffic over Interstate 17 will start to take shape over the next month as part of improvements coming to north Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Transportation's $50 million project is designed to improve traffic flow and safety by rebuilding the I-17 older interchanges at both Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley roads....
AASHTO Journal - Tue June 18, 2019
FHWA Approves Full NEPA Assignment for Arizona DOT
A memorandum of understanding signed between the Federal Highway Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation on April 16 allows the state to assume decision-making and legal responsibilities for meeting National Environmental Policy Act requirements for federal highway projects....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 18, 2019
State OKs Funding for I-17 Flex Lanes
With planned Interstate 17 flex lanes between Black Canyon City and Sunset Point set for construction starting by 2021, the state budget provides the additional funding needed to also complete widening I-17 south of where the flex system will be built....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 18, 2019
UA's $57M 'Success District' Aims to Support Students
Future students at the University of Arizona will reap the benefits of an area designed purely to ensure their achievement. Work began earlier this year on the Tucson campus of the Student Success District, a project that entails connecting three existing buildings and constructing one new building....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue June 18, 2019
USDOT Announces $21M for Projects at 17 Airports in Arizona
On June 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced more than $840M in grants awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve infrastructure at airports throughout the country....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 18, 2019
Four ADOT Projects Receive Partnering Excellence Awards
To address pavement damage from many harsh winters, the Arizona Department of Transportation engaged a contractor to rebuild a total of 10 mi. of Interstate 40 west of Williams near Devil Dog Road. In addition to the complexity of removing and replacing 5 mi....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 18, 2019
ADOT Extends I-11 Draft EIS Comment Period to July 8
Additional information that is part of the draft environmental document for the proposed Interstate 11 corridor, stretching from Nogales to Wickenburg, has been released. To provide sufficient time for community review of the entire draft environmental impact statement, the public comment period has been extended to July 8, providing a full 90 days of review from the draft's initial release....
