ARIZONA

Tue February 27, 2018

ADOT Brings Back Program to Aid Transportation Projects

The Arizona Department of Transportation has brought back a program made possible under state law allowing local governments to build transportation projects faster and at a lower cost by reducing red tape associated with federal funding....

Tue February 27, 2018

Turning Corner on Pima County Projects This Year

Removing the bridge that once carried westbound Interstate 10 traffic over Ina Road was the first step in what will be a busy 2018 in the Tucson area for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Tucson will see the completion of the first phase of renovations at Ajo Way and Interstate 19, the near completion of a new interchange at I-10 and Ina Road and a project to ease congestion at I-10 interchanges serving fast-growing areas east of downtown Tucson....

Tue February 27, 2018

South Mountain Freeway Construction to Ramp Up in 2018

One year after major construction began on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, bridges have been built from the ground up, a massive amount of earth has been moved and compacted, and an emerging I-10 interchange has changed the West Valley skyline....

Chuck Harvey - Tue February 27, 2018

Work Continues on ADOT's $62M SR 260 Widening Project

Work continues into 2018 on a $62 million Arizona road widening project on a 9-mi. stretch of State Route 260 from I-17 to Thousand Trails Road. The project will transform SR 260 into a continuous four-lane divided highway between Camp Verde and Cottonwood....

Tue February 27, 2018

Nikola to Spend $1B on New Arizona Manufacturing Facility

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Nikola Motor Company announced the company has selected Buckeye, Ariz., for its Nikola Motor Company hydrogen-electric semi-truck manufacturing headquarters facility. The new 500-acre, 1 million sq....

Tue January 30, 2018

Ex-Inmates May Help State Weather Labor Shortage

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) An Arizona county on the U.S.-Mexico border is hoping former inmates can help with a labor shortage amid a federal immigration crackdown. The Arizona Republican reported Cochise County developer Rick Coffman said developers have complained that the labor shortage is slowing down production and hurting home sales....

Tue January 30, 2018

ADOT's Commercial Truck Course Increases Safety

Drivers in Mexico who have completed innovative safety instruction offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation are proving far less likely to be flagged for safety violations when their vehicles arrive at international ports of entry....

Tue January 30, 2018

Employee Innovation Helps ADOT Reopen Freeways Faster

After asphalt lanes get a rejuvenating seal designed to reduce cracking and extend the life of pavement, an innovation by Arizona Department of Transportation employees allows crews to reopen freeways faster....

Tue January 30, 2018

Museum Displays Old Plank Road Between Yuma, San Diego

Arizonans think nothing of a quick weekend drive from Phoenix to San Diego's beaches in about six hours. But a century ago, that trip could take the better part of two days across primitive roads and nearly impassable sand dunes....

Chuck Harvey - Tue January 30, 2018

Phase 2 Construction Moves Forward on Tucson's Grant Road

Calling Grant Road just another road in Tucson, Ariz., would be a gross understatement. Crews are widening the much-used thoroughfare — referred to as an urban arterial road — from four to six lanes....