Mon March 06, 2017
Interstate 11 Study: Scoping Summary Report Available
Over the past year, the Arizona Department of Transportation asked the public and agencies to share their ideas, comments and concerns about the Interstate 11 environmental study from Nogales to Wickenburg....
Bob Christie - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 06, 2017
Arizona Lawmakers Split on Proposal for New Coyotes Arena
Republican lawmakers from the east and west sides of metropolitan Phoenix are at odds over a proposal to fund a new arena for the Arizona Coyotes. Sen. Bob Worsley's legislation would allow the creation of a new "community engagement district" that would keep half its sales tax revenue to fund arena construction....
Mon March 06, 2017
ADOT Begins Rock-Fall Mitigation Safety Project on I-40
To protect driver safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is moving a mountain on the north side of Interstate 40, about 6 mi. (9.65 km) west of Holbrook. The I-40 Rock-Fall Mitigation Safety Project began in January on westbound I-40 near Joseph City....
Chuck Harvey - Mon March 06, 2017
Phase II Begins on $1.77B South Mountain Freeway
Second phase construction is under way on an ambitious $1.77 billion project to construct a 22-mi. (35 km) freeway loop to connect the east and west valleys in the greater Phoenix area. The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway is Arizona's largest single highway project ever....
Mon February 20, 2017
Rental Store Delivers Special Excavator for Long-Term Use
Five years after the largest wildfire in the history of Arizona burned nearly 841 sq. mi. (2,178 sq km), there are signs that the area is slowly coming back to life. Regrowth is taking place in the national forests, businesses and tourists are returning and there is a new awareness of the importance of managing the land and clearing away debris....
Mon February 20, 2017
IronPlanet Facilitates Sale of World's Largest Demolition Excavator
Buying used heavy equipment is no small task, especially when it comes to purchasing one of the world's most extreme demolition excavators. Last summer, a unique 2009 Rusch triple 34-25 long reach demolition track excavator was purchased from Norway by an Arizona-based buyer....
Thu February 16, 2017
Construction Worker Saves Sick Owl On Jobsite
There are efforts underway to nurse an owl back to health, after it was found, in distress, at a construction in Phoenix's Arcadia neighborhood. It was an unbelievable moment," said Michael Keith. "I kept talking to the bird....
JIM SECKLER The Daily News - Fri February 10, 2017
Firms Sought for Veterans Facility: Project Would Renovate WestCare Building in AZ
Mohave County is going out for bids to repair a Mohave Valley building for use as a homeless veterans service center. The county is looking for a construction firm to repair WestCare Arizona 1 Inc.'s building at 9575 Evans Lane Road....
Thu February 09, 2017
Intel to Invest $7B in Construction of Arizona Semiconductor Factory
The plant, which is located near the corner of Dobson and Ocotillo in Chandler, was built and then left vacant by the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company. The plant, called Fab 42, will build the most advanced semiconductors in the world when it is completed in three to four years....
Spence Halliday - Tue February 07, 2017
ADOT Highway Sign Contest
The Arizona Department of Transportation launched a contest Monday to determine the next overhead sign safety message. From "Hello from the other side, buckle up and stay alive," to "Don't turn your car into a Death Star, Drive focused," ADOT has featured these creative and unusual signs for over a year....
