Wecom, a Kingman-based telecommunications company, has obtained many of the permits they need to bring broadband internet service to La Paz County. They plan to start actual physical construction on the project in January 2024. That’s what Wecom CEO Paul Fleming told the La Paz County Board of Supervisors at their Nov….
PHOENIX — Valley freeway improvement projects will force closures during the Veterans Day holiday weekend Nov. 10-16, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should plan detour routes and factor in extra travel time while the freeway closures are in place. Westbound I-10 closed between Seventh Street and Seventh Avenue north of downtown Phoenix from 10…
On Wednesday, high school students from across Arizona flocked to the Arizona Army National Guard’s Papago site to explore careers in the construction industry.Arizona Construction Career Days began in 2002. This year, 70 exhibitors and more than 4,500 students registered for the two-day event, according to Rose Ann Canizales, the president of the Association for…
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This story is a co-publication with Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Texas.TUCSON – The morning of September 13, 2021, began like any other for Chuy Reyes. Even before the scorching Arizona sun had risen, the 50-year old construction worker was standing in the parking lot of a Presbyterian church that…
Caterpillar and Freeport-McMoRan are collaborating to convert the mining company’s fleet of Cat 793 haul trucks to an autonomous haulage system. [Photo: Caterpillar] Irving-based Caterpillar is collaborating with Freeport-McMoRan to convert the mining company’s fleet of 33 massive Cat 793 haul trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to an autonomous haulage system using Cat…
Beginning Monday Oct. 30, The Prescott National Forest and Yavapai County Public Works Department, will begin road work on Senator Highway at approximately mile marker 10.4. Construction is expected to continue through Nov. 3. The road construction will require the intermittent closure of Senator Highway (C56) near mile marker 8.9 and 10.8 and Walker Road…
The Phoenix City Council approved an initiative to provide free Wi-Fi access in public and affordable housing communities.The initiative is expected to benefit nearly 5,000 low-income households across the city with internet connectivity, digital skills training, broadband infrastructure and other digital projects to address the needs of people living in selected communities at no cost…
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) adopted its 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan on Friday. The plan outlines funding priorities for the next 25 years.Current projections show that funding needs will exceed $231 billion through 2050, according to the transportation agency. The current plan set until 2040 shows there is a funding gap of approximate $31…
IVINS — Save for a few finishing touches, the first phase on the widening of Old Dixie Highway 91 is complete. New roundabout at Old Dixie Highway 91 and 400 West, Ivins, Utah, Oct. 19, 2023 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News “For the most part, it’s done,” Ivins Public Works Director Chuck…