ADOT - Mon December 30, 2019
Native Plants Return Along South Mountain Freeway
After spending time in temporary nurseries, more than 1,000 saguaro cactuses, palo verde trees and other native plants removed from the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway are now being used to grace the 22-mile corridor....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 18, 2019
'The Fillmore' to Premiere in '21
A $75 million project known as The Fillmore will reshape downtown Phoenix when it debuts in 2021. Sitting on 2.8 acres, the mixed-use development will include 348 multifamily units and more than 7,000 sq....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 05, 2019
Coffman Ames Helms Much-Needed Loop 101 Widening Job
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is overseeing a $185 million effort that will widen and improve the Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) from Interstate 17 in Phoenix east to Pima Road in Scottsdale....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 06, 2019
McCarthy Builds New School in Honor of Pat Tillman
In Phoenix, work is underway on a new school bearing the name of one of the nation's most revered American heroes. Pat Tillman Middle School will include a nearly 70,000 sq.-ft. building with 42 new classrooms, administrative offices, STEM learning flex space and two new laboratories....
Doosan Infracore North America - Wed October 09, 2019
Native Environmental Assists Arizona's Mining Industry
Mining is a significant part of Arizona's economy. When it comes to construction projects supporting mine operations throughout the state, Native Environmental is considered the go-to contractor. Native Environmental is a woman-owned company led by Kim Riggs and has approximately 50 employees....
ADOT - Wed October 09, 2019
Work Begins on $22.7M Pinto Creek Bridge Project
An Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) project on U.S. 60 east of the Phoenix area is replacing the 70-year-old bridge over Pinto Creek with a nearly 700-ft. span designed to better accommodate personal and commercial travel for decades to come....
Federal Transit Administration - Tue October 08, 2019
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $75 million grant to Valley Metro for the Tempe Streetcar project in Tempe, Ariz. The transit infrastructure project will improve mobility and transit service through the historic downtown Tempe area, which is the city's government and financial center, linking riders to Arizona State University and Valley Metro's existing light rail system....
ADOT - Wed October 09, 2019
Speed Limits Posted on Pavement on SR 347 South of I-10
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has added to the ways drivers see the posted speed limit on a stretch of SR 347 in the southeast Valley. The speed limit is now displayed on the highway pavement in large white decals as part of an effort to improve safety along SR 347 between I-10 and Riggs Road....
ADOT News - Tue October 08, 2019
Federal Grant Will Advance U.S. 191 Bridge Improvements on Navajo Nation
Winning a $10.4 million Federal Highway Administration grant will allow the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to advance improvements to four U.S. 191 bridges in a corridor important to residents of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 11, 2019
Work Progresses on $100M Medical School in Phoenix
In midtown Phoenix work continues on a $100 million medical school. Nebraska-based Creighton University is building the Health Sciences Campus at Park Central to meet the demand for physicians, nurses and other health professions within Phoenix and the entire state....
