Emily Buenzle - Tue November 14, 2017
Bill Gates Buys Land for 'Smart City' Construction
Bill Gates' investment group, Cascade Investment LLC, recently bought a piece of land in Arizona to build a "city of the future," UPI reported. The group paid around $80 million for a piece of Belmont, a 24,800-acre development in the desert, about 45 minutes outside of Phoenix....
Tue November 07, 2017
ADOT, Tucson-Area Tribe Partner on Construction Academy
Twenty-seven members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe earned their certification to work as flaggers on tribal construction projects through a free Construction Academy sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation....
Tue November 07, 2017
ADOT Seeks Input to Reduce Impacts for I-17 Projects in 2018
As the Arizona Department of Transportation prepares to rebuild two busy north Phoenix traffic interchanges in 2018, it is seeking input now from people who live, work and drive in the project area about ways to reduce construction-related impacts on the community....
Angela DeWelles - ADOT Communications - Tue November 07, 2017
From ADOT's Newsletter Archives: Mapping in the '70s
In the late 1970s, maps were primarily printed on paper and definitely didn't have the ability to point you toward any nearby restaurants or tell you what traffic conditions to expect on the drive home....
Tue November 07, 2017
National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project
A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation's $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona....
Tue November 07, 2017
Ducey Promises to Stop Taking From City, County Road Fund
PHOENIX (AP) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to stop taking $30 million in transportation money annually from the state's cities and counties to balance the state's budget. The Arizona Republic reports Ducey's promise came on Oct....
Tue November 07, 2017
South Mountain Freeway Interchange at I-10 Reaches Milestone
The skyline is changing almost daily at Interstate 10 and 59th Avenue as an interchange takes shape that will connect with the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in west Phoenix. After work completed recently, motorists now see the first girders, more than six stories above I-10, for a flyover ramp that will carry South Mountain Freeway traffic to westbound I-10....
Lori Tobias - Tue November 07, 2017
Work Continues on Iconic Arizona Center's $25M Facelift in Phoenix
Contractors are at work on a $25 million project that will completely renovate the iconic Arizona Center and pave the way for additional future projects, including a boutique hotel and multi-family housing....
Angela Askey - Tue October 10, 2017
New Construction Technology Programs Begin in October
Central Arizona College (CAC) began offering new Industrial Construction and Concrete Construction Certificate courses on Oct. 6, 2017. The classes for industrial construction, concrete construction, heavy equipment operator, structural welding and pipefitting are being offered on Fridays and Saturdays through the completion of the fall semester....
Peter Corbett - Tue October 10, 2017
Project Offers Rare Look at What Lies Beneath Hwy. Surface
A project under way on Interstate 40 just west of Williams offers a rare opportunity to see what lies beneath at least some of the seemingly endless miles of roadway in the state highway system. Rather than milling off the top layer of pavement and installing a new surface, work occurring in eastbound lanes between mileposts 156 and 161 is rebuilding the roadway from the ground up....
