ADOT - Tue May 21, 2019
Military Truck Drivers: There May Be Simpler Path to CDL
Veterans of the U.S. military who operated large vehicles as part of their service may qualify for an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division military skills test waiver when applying for a commercial driver license....
Bureau of Land Management - Tue May 21, 2019
BLM Signs Record of Decision for Sonoran Valley Parkway
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) that will allow the city of Goodyear to build the proposed Sonoran Valley Parkway in Maricopa County largely on public lands. The Parkway will provide a direct route in southern Goodyear connecting Rainbow Valley Road to the community of Mobile and State Route 238, improving emergency response times in the fastest growing county in the nation....
CEG - Tue April 23, 2019
R&J Utility Teams Up With Westrax for Equipment Needs
John Petersen, vice president of Glendale, Ariz.-based R&J Utility, was in a bind. With a slew of projects building up, R&J was in desperate need for a few water trucks. "We were three months into business, and we were struggling to find some water trucks," said Petersen....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 23, 2019
South Mountain Freeway on Track for 2020 Completion
The Loop 202, Arizona's South Mountain Freeway, will add 22 mi. of freeway to the existing Phoenix metropolitan transportation system, easing traffic congestion and connecting the east and west valleys....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue April 23, 2019
Study of I-10 Improvements South of Valley Moves Forward
The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies are taking an essential step toward widening and other improvements along 23 mi. of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. In collaboration with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Gila River Indian Community, where this stretch is located, ADOT has issued a request for proposals for a design concept report and environmental study on adding a lane in each direction and improving existing interchanges....
Hudbay Minerals Inc. - Tue April 23, 2019
Hudbay Makes Plans for Early Works Program at Rosemont
Hudbay Minerals Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved an early works program at its Rosemont project, and provided its annual mineral reserve and resource update. "We are pleased to be moving forward at Rosemont and look forward to carrying out the early works in parallel with financing activities for the project," said Alan Hair, Hudbay's president and chief executive officer....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue April 23, 2019
ADOT, Tribes Launch Forum on Transportation Issues
To strengthen working relationships with American Indian tribes, who are key stakeholders in the state highway system, the Arizona Department of Transportation has launched a series of forums to share ideas and provide information on agency resources....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue March 26, 2019
Final Bridge Girders Set on Salt River Segment of SMF
Nearly two years after the first girder was set on Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the last support beam has been installed for the Dobbins Road interchange, marking the final girder placed on the Salt River segment of the freeway in the Laveen area....
Texas Rangers - Tue March 26, 2019
Rangers Announce Surprise Facility
The Rangers have announced plans to build a new housing and meeting facility next to their Spring Training complex in Surprise. The multistory, 68,280 sq.-ft. facility will provide housing for as many as 180 organizational players and staff, as well as classroom and meeting space....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue March 26, 2019
I-15 Narrows to One Lane Each Direction for Bridge Project
Motorists using Interstate 15 in far northwestern Arizona will need to budget extra travel time over the next year as the Arizona Department of Transportation improves the decks of three bridges through the Virgin River Gorge between St....
