Tucson Electric Power - Tue July 17, 2018
TEP Seeks Information on Forest Biomass Generation Technologies, Opportunities
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking information about forest biomass generation systems that could generate power for customers while improving the health of Arizona forests. On June 29, TEP issued a request for information (RFI) about technologies, costs, environmental benefits, construction requirements and interconnection requirements of forest biomass energy projects....
Angela DeWelles - ADOT Communications - Tue June 19, 2018
Pavement, Safety Improvements Begin on Historic, Scenic State Route 88
Apache Trail, also known as State Route 88, was built in 1903 to serve as an access road for construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. But it's so much more than that. SR 88 is a part of Arizona's history and today offers motorists a scenic way to get to Canyon, Apache and Roosevelt lakes....
Tue June 19, 2018
Ahwatukee Waterline Relocation Work for South Mountain Freeway Delayed
Work to relocate a water main located within the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has been delayed, causing Liberty Lane traffic restrictions to remain in effect through this summer. Since March, crews working for Connect 202 Partners, the freeway developer, have been digging trenches along Liberty Lane between Desert Foothills Parkway and 24th Street to install a specially designed 4-ft.-wide pipe that will run more than a mile....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 19, 2018
ADOT to Work With Route 66 Town as Bridge Project Nears
Connection with Interstate 40 is the lifeblood of a Historic Route 66 town like Seligman, where many tourists drop in for a taste of those neon-lit days gone by. That's why the Arizona Department of Transportation is partnering with Seligman to let travelers know the town will be accessible while ADOT improves bridges leading from I-40 to the west side of the community, which is about 60 mi....
Arizona Builders Alliance - Tue June 19, 2018
ABA Names Tom Dunn as Group's New President
The Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA) Board of Directors announced that following a comprehensive, nationwide search, Tom Dunn has been hired to be the organization's next president succeeding Mark Minter....
Pima County, Ariz. - Tue June 19, 2018
Supervisors Approve Plan to Extend Valencia Road
Pima County Supervisors voted unanimously May 15 to approve a public-private partnership that included both an amended development agreement for the Rocking K residential development and the sale of Certificates of Participation to finance construction of an extension of Valencia Road....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 19, 2018
State Board Approves Five-Year Construction Program
A major freight corridor in southern Arizona that moves trucks to and from Mexico for produce and other goods will undergo a full build-out of improvements over the next few years now that the State Transportation Board formally approved the funding for the project....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 19, 2018
Final Phase of Construction Begins at Sun Devil Stadium
The third and final phase of reconstruction is under way at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The $307 million project began with a preliminary phase in 2014 followed by south side work in 2015 and a focus on the west side in 2016....
Emily Buenzle - Thu June 14, 2018
Study: Mining Project to Provide Huge Boost to State Economy
Arizona Mining Inc., recently announced the results of an economic impact study about its Hermosa Project near Patagonia, Ariz. The study, which was conducted by the L. William Seidman Research Institute and Arizona State University's W.P....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu May 24, 2018
Efforts to Find Missing Worker Continues In Phoenix
Workers have removed more than 50 tons of dirt from the site of a collapsed drilling rig in Phoenix as they try to locate a missing construction worker who is feared dead, azcentral.com reported. Phoenix Fire Department officials said the drill-rig operator was on the rig when it fell on its side May 21, 2018, during construction for the Sky Train guideway system at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport....
