Tue October 10, 2017
Moving Chuckwallas Part of South Mountain Freeway Plans
On several hot summer mornings, biologists dressed in hiking gear searched crannies along ridges in the southwest corner of the South Mountain Park/Preserve. Their mission: finding and then relocating the elusive chuckwalla....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 10, 2017
Demolition Under Way on Iconic Phoenix Trotting Park
Demolition work on a stadium that has been part of the Phoenix, Ariz., landscape for more than 50 years is nearly complete. Major demolition of the concrete structure began on Sept. 27 and it will take a few months to remove the 20,000 tons of rubble....
Mon October 09, 2017
High Volume of Commercial Trucks, Fleet Vehicles Available on Proxibid
Proxibid will provide online bidding for a large volume of commercial truck sales in the month of October. While commercial trucks are popular on Proxibid, this month will yield a particularly high volume of vehicles sold by a wide variety of auctioneers, dealers and asset owners in several formats....
Emily Buenzle - Thu October 05, 2017
Officials Share Photos of Border Wall Prototype Construction
U.S. Customs and Border Protection tweeted a series of photos of the construction of the concrete border wall prototypes, Oct. 3.
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Emily Buenzle - Fri September 29, 2017
Loan Finalized for Construction of Caterpillar's $43M Mining Center
The Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District Board unanimously approved the authorization of its officers to put the finishing touches on a $43 million loan package the week of Sept. 25, for the construction of Caterpillar's Tucson Mining Center, AzBigMedia reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed September 27, 2017
Caterpillar Chooses Temporary Home While New HQ Under Construction
Caterpillar has signed a lease through April 2019 at the tallest building in Tucson to serve as a temporary office space during construction of the company's Surface Mining & Technology division's new headquarters....
Tue September 12, 2017
Repairs Begin Along Flood-Damaged 24-Mile Stretch of SR 88/Apache Trail
A two-month repair project is under way on a 24-mi. stretch of state Route 88 (Apache Trail) between Apache Junction and an area east of Canyon Lake. State Route 88 experienced structural erosion following heavy flooding on July 24....
Tue September 12, 2017
NAU's New Science & Health Building Earns LEED Gold
Northern Arizona University's Science and Health building, one of the newest additions to the Flagstaff campus, has been deemed a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building — bringing the total number of LEED-certified buildings on campus to 14, according to the school....
Tue September 12, 2017
ADOT Waives Fees to Help Texas After Hurricane Harvey
The Arizona Department of Transportation is helping urgently needed equipment reach Texas as quickly as possible by waiving fees and expediting permits so commercial vehicles hauling oversize loads can get there faster....
Tue September 12, 2017
ADOT Places Largest Girders in State on Salt River Bridges
The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, already the largest single highway project in Arizona history, now has the longest bridge girders of their type in the state. As long as a 17-story building and each weighing as much as 14 elephants, 94 extra-long single span girders have already been placed on two bridge structures (northbound and southbound) that will carry traffic over the Salt River when the South Mountain Freeway opens by late 2019....
