ARIZONA

Tue September 12, 2017

ADOT Places Largest Girders in State on Salt River Bridges

The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, already the largest single highway project in Arizona history, now has the longest bridge girders of their type in the state. As long as a 17-story building and each weighing as much as 14 elephants, 94 extra-long single span girders have already been placed on two bridge structures (northbound and southbound) that will carry traffic over the Salt River when the South Mountain Freeway opens by late 2019....

Tue September 12, 2017

National Guard Responds to Floods

PHOENIX (AP) Gov. Doug Ducey has activated the Arizona National Guard to assist in response efforts following heavy monsoon flooding in Santa Cruz County that damaged a sewage conveyance pipeline near Nogales....

Tue September 12, 2017

$128M Ina Road Project Marks Milestone

Six months in, signs of progress abound at an Arizona Department of Transportation project creating a modern traffic interchange at Ina Road and Interstate 10 and more efficient traffic flow through a growing area....

Chuck Harvey - Tue September 12, 2017

$32.8M Project Nears Completion on Route 60 in Superior

Crews in Arizona are rebuilding a 6-mi. stretch of U.S. Route 60 from Queen Creek east through the town of Superior to the junction with state Route 177. It is part of Arizona's $32.8 million Route 60: Silver King Road Project....

Fri September 08, 2017

CBP Awards Contracts for “Other Materials” Border Wall Prototypes

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Sept 7., contract awards for "other materials" prototypes of the border wall. The following companies were selected to construct alternate materials border wall prototypes:Caddell Construction Co., (DE), LLC, of Montgomery, Ala....

Emily Buenzle - Fri September 01, 2017

Four U.S. Companies Win Border Wall Prototype Construction Contracts

The Trump administration announced it has chosen four construction companies to build the prototypes for the border wall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Aug. 31, Reuters reported. The companies chosen are:Caddell Construction Company, Montgomery, Ala....

Tue August 15, 2017

Got Dirt? Earthmoving Role in Building SMF

Building a freeway requires moving a lot of dirt, particularly for the roadway surface, and to build bridge and wall foundations, embankments and connecting ramps. For the 22-mi. Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the largest-ever highway project in Arizona, crews will haul and compact about 10 million cu....

Tue August 15, 2017

Transportation Board OKs Contract for ADOT Wrong-Way Detection System

Construction of a first-in-the-nation system to detect wrong-way vehicles and alert law enforcement and other drivers was scheduled to begin in early August following State Transportation Board approval of the contract for installation....

Tue August 15, 2017

New PIRTEK Owner Paula Meyer to Focus on Expanding Tucson Market

PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, has a new owner operating its PIRTEK Palo Verde location in Tucson. Paula Meyer acquired the franchise in May. Meyer's story is of the “silver lining” variety....

Tue August 15, 2017

Part of Pecos Road Closing for South Mountain Freeway

The city of Phoenix opened its Chandler Boulevard extension between 27th and 19th Avenues on July 28. Due to the opening, Pecos Road west of 17th Avenue will close permanently for construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway....