If you have plans to enjoy cooler weather before showers are predicted to hit the Valley next week, be prepared by knowing more about notable road closures along Interstate 10 and State Route 347 this weekend.Arizona Department of Transportation advised drivers to allow extra time and to plan alternate routes. Drivers were asked to be…
According to Tucson’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, if a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle traveling at 20 mph, they have a 10% risk of death. That number skyrockets, with the risk of death at 80% if a … [wpts_spin]{Read|See} the {entire|full} article {on|about} infrastructure development in Arizona, or, read more news about {Arizona real…
12News journalist Stella Sun shares what closures and detours drivers can expect on Valley roads. PHOENIX — Some freeway improvement projects are scheduled along the I-10 in the Valley for the weekend of Feb. 2-5, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should consider using detour routes if necessary while the following freeway or…
Second-grader Winona Begaye uploads homework in her family’s car near a mobile Wi-Fi spot set up to help schoolkids on the Navajo Nation. Photo by Megan Marples/Cronkite News On the Hopi Reservation’s more than 1.5 million acres of desert landscape in northeast Arizona, most residents live in villages atop arid mesas. Below ground, there’s a…
12News journalist Stella Sun shares what closures and detours drivers can expect on Valley roads. PHOENIX — Some freeway improvement projects are scheduled along the I-10 in the Valley for the weekend of Feb. 2-5, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should consider using detour routes if necessary while the following freeway or…
I grew up in Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jersey, longing to live in Arizona as I paged through our family’s “Arizona Highways” magazine each month.Now I live here, 60-plus years later. The highways — in all parts of the state — provide beautiful views as long as you keep your eyes on the horizon and…
Snapshot Project name: Mohave Road Reconstruction Program: Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Recipient: Colorado Indian River Tribes Investment amount: $24,989,150 City: Colorado Indian Reservation, La Paz County State: Arizona Congressional district: 9 Construction start: TBD Jobs created: TBD This profile is part of a project…
Tempe and West Chandler drivers can expect full highway closures as the Arizona Department of Transportation replaces two bridges on US 60 east of Superior with spans designed to handle passenger and commercial traffic for decades to come.- Advertisement -The combined $44.7 million project will require multiple full highway closures between Superior and Miami for…
Arizona now has all the financial pieces in place to widen Interstate 10 between Chandler and Casa Grande thanks to a $95 million federal grant announced by state Democratic leaders on Monday.The project has been a priority for many years, but funding its over $1 billion price tag hasn’t been easy to come by. State…
PHOENIX — Arizona received a $95 million federal grant to cover part of a $1 billion project to widen an Interstate 10 bottleneck south of metro Phoenix, officials announced Monday. The INFRA Grant Program funding will go toward expanding a 26-mile stretch through the Gila River Indian Community between Chandler and Casa Grande to three…