Mon March 06, 2017
Reid Park Zoo Breaks Ground for Animal Health Center
Continuing to be a great zoo requires a major enhancement in the health care environment for our animals. A new Animal Health Center is the cornerstone of Reid Park Zoo's future growth. In addition to positioning Reid Park Zoo at the forefront of modern Zoo medicine, the new Animal Health Center also will teach the veterinarians of tomorrow....
Mon March 06, 2017
Two ADOT Snowplows Damaged in January Storms
Three Arizona Department of Transportation employees working to keep highways open in recent storms avoided serious injury when vehicles struck two ADOT snowplows in separate crashes. The drivers of the other vehicles came out fine as well....
Mon March 06, 2017
New I-40 Sensors Help ADOT Address Ice Before It Forms
Sensors installed at three Interstate 40 locations west of Flagstaff are helping the Arizona Department of Transportation forecast the likelihood of ice forming and respond accordingly. The combination of freezing temperatures and moisture means ice can form overnight in Arizona's high country....
Mon March 06, 2017
Busy 11-Mile Stretch of I-17 Being Resurfaced This Spring
An 11-mi. (17.7 km) stretch of Interstate 17 (Black Canyon Freeway) in Phoenix will be resurfaced with a new layer of smooth rubberized asphalt starting in mid-March. The work is part of the Arizona Department of Transportation's $9.8 million I-17 improvement project between Peoria Avenue in north Phoenix and 19th Avenue south of the downtown area, which started last fall with sidewalk and wheelchair ramp improvements at cross-street interchanges....
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....
