Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Help Build South Mountain Freeway
The team building the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, Arizona's largest single highway project ever, has awarded more than $100 million in contracts to local small businesses run by socially and economically disadvantaged groups, including minorities and women....
Emily Buenzle - Tue July 17, 2018
Billion-Dollar Solar Project to Incorporate Batteries
Las Vegas and its surrounding area could soon see a new source of energy once a proposed $1 billion solar project has been completed. The Gemini solar project, spearheaded by Houston-based developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, will be one of the largest solar projects in the West, Bloomberg reported....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
Agreements With Tribes Make Project Funding Easier
Collaboration with other governments can be complicated, particularly when it comes to sovereign nations. But a recent change in the Arizona Department of Transportation's contract language with tribal governments is making it easier to partner on transportation projects....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
ADOT's Loop 202 SMF, I-10 Projects Reach Milestones
The Arizona Department of Transportation is making significant progress on two big projects. Girder placement has taken place for both the South Mountain Freeway interchange at 24th Street and the SR 87 interchange along the I-10 project....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
ADOT Requests Public Input for Rail Plan Update
As part of the Arizona Department of Transportation's focus on multimodal long-range planning, the department is updating its State Rail Plan to better determine rail improvements across the state, based on future needs and opportunities....
Tucson Electric Power - Tue July 17, 2018
TEP Seeks Information on Forest Biomass Generation Technologies, Opportunities
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking information about forest biomass generation systems that could generate power for customers while improving the health of Arizona forests. On June 29, TEP issued a request for information (RFI) about technologies, costs, environmental benefits, construction requirements and interconnection requirements of forest biomass energy projects....
By Angela DeWelles - ADOT Communications - Tue June 19, 2018
Pavement, Safety Improvements Begin on Historic, Scenic State Route 88
Apache Trail, also known as State Route 88, was built in 1903 to serve as an access road for construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. But it's so much more than that. SR 88 is a part of Arizona's history and today offers motorists a scenic way to get to Canyon, Apache and Roosevelt lakes....
Tue June 19, 2018
Ahwatukee Waterline Relocation Work for South Mountain Freeway Delayed
Work to relocate a water main located within the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has been delayed, causing Liberty Lane traffic restrictions to remain in effect through this summer. Since March, crews working for Connect 202 Partners, the freeway developer, have been digging trenches along Liberty Lane between Desert Foothills Parkway and 24th Street to install a specially designed 4-ft.-wide pipe that will run more than a mile....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 19, 2018
ADOT to Work With Route 66 Town as Bridge Project Nears
Connection with Interstate 40 is the lifeblood of a Historic Route 66 town like Seligman, where many tourists drop in for a taste of those neon-lit days gone by. That's why the Arizona Department of Transportation is partnering with Seligman to let travelers know the town will be accessible while ADOT improves bridges leading from I-40 to the west side of the community, which is about 60 mi....
Arizona Builders Alliance - Tue June 19, 2018
ABA Names Tom Dunn as Group's New President
The Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA) Board of Directors announced that following a comprehensive, nationwide search, Tom Dunn has been hired to be the organization's next president succeeding Mark Minter....
