With the State of Arizona recently receiving $993.1 million in federal funding for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, Coconino County is searching for unserved and underserved areas that need improvements. The BEAD program requires the Arizona Commerce Authority to allow customers to challenge the accuracy of their internet speed, with…
INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA State transportation officials are looking for the public’s help in updating Arizona’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan and creating the state’s first Active Transportation Safety Action Plan. Several meetings have been scheduled at which the Arizona Department of Transportation will ask about safety concerns and priorities to help develop the plans. Federal regulations require…
Apr. 18—A development agreement with Allo Joplin for the construction of a fiber-optic broadband service in the city received final approval of the Joplin City Council.The company is a division of Allo Fiber, based in Lincoln, Nebraska. It provides high-speed internet service, TV and phone service to 50 cities in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and…
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation wants the public to share their thoughts on the future of the state’s highways. ADOT is updating its Strategic Highway Safety Plan and creating Arizona’s first Active Transportation Safety Action Plan. The Strategic Highway Safety Plan is federally regulated to ensure the plan is updated every five years….
This weekend marks the full resumption of freeway closures for improvement projects in the Valley, after a temporary easing of restrictions last week during the Final Four event.Notable closures will take place on portions of Interstate 10, Loop 101, Loop 202 and State Route 143, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.ADOT advised drivers to…
A highway northwest of Phoenix has reopened after a deadly motorcycle crash closed a portion of it on Sunday afternoon.The collision occurred around 2:45 p.m. on U.S. 93 near State Route 71. Details … [wpts_spin]{Read|See} the {entire|full} article {on|about} infrastructure development in Arizona, or, read more news about {Arizona real estate investing|real estate investing in…
By Bob ChristieCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX — Three months into the Arizona Legislature’s annual session, lawmakers are ready to take some time off and go to a work schedule many would love to have — just one day a week.But the move to Wednesdays-only at the Capitol is a sign that lawmakers are ready to finally…
Kenneth Sigler is about to have a difficult choice to make. For the past year, the 41-year-old small business owner from Hernando, Mississippi, has been using the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides low-income households $30 a month for home internet or $70 for those living on tribal lands. One in five Americans…
Country Thunder Arizona is back for its 2024 run.The festival kicked off at Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence on Thursday, April 11, with electric line dancing, RV bottlenecks and a fiery headlining performance by Lainey Wilson.The concert bowl opened at 1 p.m. Friday and Eric Church headlined the main stage. If you’re attending the festival…
Country Thunder Arizona is back for its 2024 run.The festival kicked off at Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence on Thursday, April 11, with electric line dancing, RV bottlenecks and a fiery headlining performance by Lainey Wilson.The concert bowl opens at 1 p.m. today and Eric Church will headline the main stage later tonight. If you’re…