ARIZONA

Peter Corbett - Tue October 10, 2017

Project Offers Rare Look at What Lies Beneath Hwy. Surface

A project under way on Interstate 40 just west of Williams offers a rare opportunity to see what lies beneath at least some of the seemingly endless miles of roadway in the state highway system. Rather than milling off the top layer of pavement and installing a new surface, work occurring in eastbound lanes between mileposts 156 and 161 is rebuilding the roadway from the ground up....

Tue October 10, 2017

Moving Chuckwallas Part of South Mountain Freeway Plans

On several hot summer mornings, biologists dressed in hiking gear searched crannies along ridges in the southwest corner of the South Mountain Park/Preserve. Their mission: finding and then relocating the elusive chuckwalla....

Lori Tobias - Tue October 10, 2017

Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park

Demolition work on a stadium that has been part of the Phoenix, Ariz., landscape for more than 50 years is nearly complete. Major demolition of the concrete structure began on Sept. 27 and it will take a few months to remove the 20,000 tons of rubble....

Mon October 09, 2017

High Volume of Commercial Trucks, Fleet Vehicles Available on Proxibid

Proxibid will provide online bidding for a large volume of commercial truck sales in the month of October. While commercial trucks are popular on Proxibid, this month will yield a particularly high volume of vehicles sold by a wide variety of auctioneers, dealers and asset owners in several formats....

Emily Buenzle - Thu October 05, 2017

Officials Share Photos of Border Wall Prototype Construction

U.S. Customs and Border Protection tweeted a series of photos of the construction of the concrete border wall prototypes, Oct. 3. ...

Emily Buenzle - Fri September 29, 2017

Loan Finalized for Construction of Caterpillar's $43M Mining Center

The Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District Board unanimously approved the authorization of its officers to put the finishing touches on a $43 million loan package the week of Sept. 25, for the construction of Caterpillar's Tucson Mining Center, AzBigMedia reported....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 27, 2017

Caterpillar Chooses Temporary Home While New HQ Under Construction

Caterpillar has signed a lease through April 2019 at the tallest building in Tucson to serve as a temporary office space during construction of the company's Surface Mining & Technology division's new headquarters....

Tue September 12, 2017

Repairs Begin Along Flood-Damaged 24-Mile Stretch of SR 88/Apache Trail

A two-month repair project is under way on a 24-mi. stretch of state Route 88 (Apache Trail) between Apache Junction and an area east of Canyon Lake. State Route 88 experienced structural erosion following heavy flooding on July 24....

Tue September 12, 2017

NAU's New Science & Health Building Earns LEED Gold

Northern Arizona University's Science and Health building, one of the newest additions to the Flagstaff campus, has been deemed a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building — bringing the total number of LEED-certified buildings on campus to 14, according to the school....

Tue September 12, 2017

ADOT Waives Fees to Help Texas After Hurricane Harvey

The Arizona Department of Transportation is helping urgently needed equipment reach Texas as quickly as possible by waiving fees and expediting permits so commercial vehicles hauling oversize loads can get there faster....