PHOENIX – On July 31, the Arizona State Legislature passed a bill to allow Maricopa County voters to decide whether to extend a half-cent sales tax for transportation. The bill, however, made its way to Governor Katie Hobbs’ desk with a price to pay, as State Senate Republicans only pushed it through with a repeal…
Costs have risen but Arizona will have its first “flex lanes” We thought it was time to update you on the I-17 Improvement project which affects us all, whether getting tourists and outdoorsmen here and there or the trucking of goods and services. As is with all government construction projects, whether an F-35 jet or…
To fill the gap in broadband service among Tribal Nations, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration launched the second round of grant funding to expand Internet access and adoption on Tribal Lands. Approximately $980 million in funding is available through the Internet for All initiative’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program for Native American,…
Arizona is in line to receive almost $1 billion in federal funds as a massive new broadband infrastructure initiative, the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, gets underway. This major investment will make a big difference for residents of our state.The federal grant program, at $42.5 billion nationwide, provides critical funding for long-needed infrastructure…
DAILY SUN STAFF Three wildlife crossings could be coming to stretches of interstate through northern Arizona.The Kaibab and Coconino national forests are seeking public comment until Aug. 29 on the proposal to install the three crossings.Officials say the proposal, brought forward by the Arizona Game and Fish Department in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Transportation,…
Bob Christie Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Republicans who hold the Arizona Legislature majority are working to strike a final deal with Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over extending a transportation tax, and the outcome has statewide implications.Failure to get a plan out of the Legislature that the…
PHOENIX — Transportation officials are looking for new ways to reduce collisions in northern Arizona with the potential installation of three wildlife crossings. The proposal includes two crossings along Interstate 17 – one south of Kachina Village and the other north of the Willard Springs exit – and a third on Interstate 40, west of…
Forest officials in northern Arizona have proposed three wildlife crossings over local highways.They say the project would reduce traffic collisions with animals and increase wildlife connectivity across the landscape by allowing animals to cross safely.Two crossings would be installed on Interstate 17 near Flagstaff: south of Kachina Village and north of the Willard Springs Exit.The…
These Phoenix-area freeways will be closed or restricted this weekend as part of ongoing freeway improvement projects courtesy of the Arizona Department of Transportation.Notable closures will be seen along stretches of U.S. 60, Interstate 17, Interstate 10 and Loop 303.ADOT advised drivers to allow for extra time and plan alternate routes. Drivers should be prepared…
More than seven dozen tribal transportation projects across 18 states, including three in Arizona, can soon begin thanks to $20.9 million in federal grant funding aimed at reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries on tribal lands.Arizona’s Colorado River Indian Tribe received the largest allocation from the Federal Highway Administration’s Tribal Transportation Safety Program Fund for…