INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA The Arizona Department of Transportation project that built Loop 303 interchanges at 43rd and 51st avenues near Interstate 17 has been named a top 12 finalist in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The designation makes the $70 million Loop 303 project eligible for two different honors: the Grand Prize and the People’s…
Arizona Daily Star New westbound lanes opened Wednesday as part of the Interstate-10 widening and improvement project on Tucson’s northwest side, officials said.The lanes between Orange Grove and Ina roads opened early Wednesday morning, the Arizona Department of Transportation said in a news release.The lane opening comes as the project to widen and improve the…
(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order on Wednesday to allocate $25 million in federal funding toward workforce development programs. In addition, the order includes the creation of the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, which includes various agencies including the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity and the Arizona Commerce Authority…
Join us as we journey through one of Arizona’s oldest settlements, Florence, established in 1866. Discover the town’s unique history, including the frozen-in-time clock at the old courthouse; historic buildings turned mom-and-pop shops and wide-open desert landscapes. Meet local artists Janelle and Michael Baca, who rekindled their passion for photography, and Corey Berger, the energetic…
100 years ago1924: Two holdups of automobilists occurred on the Old Trails highway in this county on Sunday night, both operated by a lone man in a Ford car, traveling east. Particulars are in some instances vague and the officers had little to go on, having no clear description of the bandit…
The City of Flagstaff and its contractor, Eagle Mountain Construction, along with the Arizona Department of Transportation, have finished installing a portion of the large concrete structure for the new pedestrian underpass on the west side of Milton Road.With the work complete, crews will begin installing the remaining portion of the concrete…
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Heads up, drivers — another round of weekend construction will shut down Valley freeways. Plan ahead if you are thinking about heading out of town or driving to central Phoenix or the East Valley this weekend.According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, parts of I-17, I-10 and the Loop 202 will be…
The completion of the Broadway Curve Improvement Project in Phoenix has been pushed back by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to next spring after some construction delays. The Interstate 10 bridge over the Salt River was progressing with widening. However, in April, the Salt River flooded, and crews ceased work on the bridge. This delayed…
Two off-ramps on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach will close for construction this week … where she earned her B.A. in journalism and M.A. in investigative journalism at Arizona State University. When she …
The upcoming November election will determine who represents much of Phoenix and the unincorporated community of Anthem on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.The county is the most populous in the state and all of its top seats are up for grabs in 2024. Its leaders must navigate a housing crisis, rapid population growth and…