Tue August 15, 2017
Tucson Company Repairs International Sewage Line
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) A Tucson construction company is being paid $300,000 to do emergency repairs on an international sewage line that carries untreated sewage from Mexico into Arizona. The flow of untreated wastewater has been pouring into a southern Arizona wash from a partial break in the international sewage line....
Tue August 15, 2017
ADOT's Construction Academy Provides Gateway to Careers
Thirty-one individuals seeking a hand up obtained entry-level positions as flaggers on construction projects, paying $13 to $19 per hour, due to free training provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation....
Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017
Work Advances on UA Tucson's $107.5M Bioscience Building
A 150,200-sq.-ft. building designed to advance bioscience research — including study of health, aging and disease at the molecular level — is being constructed on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson....
David Baker - Fri August 04, 2017
WWII-Era Hand Grenade Found on Arizona Construction Site
Crews found a hand grenade in a construction area northeast of Flagstaff, Ariz. on Wednesday morning. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said its deputies were called to Schuff Steel in Bellemont, Ariz....
Thu July 27, 2017
Border Wall Watch: Arizona House to Vote on $1.6B Funding Request for Construction
President Trump has included a request of $1.6 billion for construction of the border wall in a spending bill for the U.S. Department of Defense, along with other agencies. The bill is expected to be voted on later this week, KTAR News reported....
Tue July 18, 2017
First Bridge Girders in Place for South Mountain Freeway
The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway continues taking shape with the installation of bridge girders, together weighing more than two Boeing 747 jets, at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills....
Lori Tobias - Tue July 18, 2017
Tucson Airport Undergoing $28.3M Modernization Project
With technology constantly evolving, there's no doubt the world is a consistently changing place. And perhaps nowhere is that more obvious than at the airport. At the Tucson International Airport, those changes are fueling a $28.3 million project aimed at making the travel experience more efficient and more comfortable....
Tue July 18, 2017
RDO Equipment Names Maijala General Manager
RDO Equipment Co. announces Scott Maijala as general manager of its Flagstaff and Prescott, Ariz., stores. Effective immediately, Maijala is leading both store's operations, including strategic direction, resource management and working with all departments to ensure customer satisfaction....
Tue July 18, 2017
Reinforced Carbon Fiber Gives ADOT Crews New Tool for Bridge Repairs
The Arizona Department of Transportation has turned to a space-age technique to repair and strengthen girders on two Interstate 17 bridges in Phoenix. As a result, one of those bridges is no longer listed as structurally deficient....
Janis L. Magin - Fri July 14, 2017
Honolulu Ranked 9th Among Cities With Construction Cranes in Operation
The number of cranes at construction sites around Honolulu has dropped to fewer than half of the number that had dotted the skyline at the peak of the current construction boom, pushing Honolulu down on the Rider Levett Bucknall North American Crane Index....
