Associated Press - Tue December 29, 2020
Concrete Power Plant Stacks Come Down
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line came down on Dec. 18, 2020....
Associated Press - Wed December 16, 2020
Crews Discover Howitzer Round on Yuma Job Site
YUMA, ARIZ. (AP) A construction crew in southern Arizona has discovered an unexploded howitzer round while working on a road. Yuma Proving Ground's explosives experts identified the ordnance as a 155 mm howitzer round of a kind that were used in World War II and the Vietnam War, The Sun reported....
Associated Press - Wed December 16, 2020
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $638M to Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted an additional $638 million to complete a light rail extension project in Phoenix. Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said in a press release that the South Central light rail extension will help the state's economy and create jobs....
CEG - Wed December 02, 2020
Tombstone's Solution for Reclamation Project: Portafill
The town of Tombstone, Ariz., conjures images of gunfights, gambling and silver mines. Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and the Clanton gang actually roamed the streets of the southern Arizona town approximately 120 years ago....
ADOT - Wed December 02, 2020
Construction Crews Place Girders on I-17 Bridge Project
Progress is being made on the Arizona Department of Transportation's project to replace the old Interstate 17 bridge over Central Avenue south of downtown Phoenix. Cranes are being used to lift and place more than 20 steel girders to support the new southbound I-17 side of the bridge when it is completed....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed December 02, 2020
Crews Complete Pinnacle Peak Road Job in Phoenix
Drivers are using the newly completed Interstate 17 traffic interchange at Pinnacle Peak Road in north Phoenix following an Arizona Department of Transportation reconstruction project. The Pinnacle Peak Road bridge over I-17 has been widened to allow additional through and left-turn lanes for traffic on the overpass....
Business Wire - Wed November 04, 2020
Construction Under Way on Solar Plant in Pinal County
Salt River Project (SRP) and sPower, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced construction is under way on "East Line Solar," a new solar plant which will bring $10 million in 25 years of tax revenue and up to 350 construction jobs to Pinal County....
AZDOT - Wed November 04, 2020
Crews Make Headway on Houghton Road Replacement Project
An entirely new kind of traffic interchange for southern Arizona will start to take shape. Local construction crews, along with the Arizona Department of Transportation, have been working on a project to improve access to Interstate 10 at Houghton Road....
AZ Media - Wed October 07, 2020
Largest Privately-Owned Sports Complex Coming to Mesa
Arizona-based Legacy Cares Inc., along with Legacy Sports USA, announced that Legacy Sports Park, a privately owned 320-acre multi-use family sports and entertainment complex, will be built in Mesa. The project will be located at Ellsworth and Pecos roads next to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport area and will open to the public in January 2022....
ADOT - Wed September 09, 2020
State Projects Earn America's Transportation Awards
Three of the state's major freeway and highway projects have earned regional awards in a national transportation competition that focuses on efforts to strengthen communities, improve the quality of life and foster a more efficient economy....
