Environmental Assessment OK’d for I-40 Interchange
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation has been granted environmental approval to move forward with plans to improve the US 93/I-40 traffic interchange in west Kingman. ADOT issued a Finding of No Significant Impact after completing a Final Environmental Assessment for the project, which was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The Final […]
ADOT Announces Disparity Study Finalization
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation has finalized the Disparity Study report and the Federal Highway Administration Overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal and Methodology for federal fiscal years 2021-2022. Based on the results of the Disparity Study, which took into consideration comments and input from the public, ADOT will adopt a 12.89 percent DBE goal for federal fiscal years 2021 […]
ADOT Announces I-10/SR 210 Environmental Approval
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation has been granted environmental approval to continue moving forward with plans to improve two key corridors in the Tucson area. ADOT issued a Finding of No Significant Impact after completing a Final Environmental Assessment for the Interstate 10/State Route 210 study in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The Final Environmental Assessment includes […]
ADOT Wants to Move on Broadband Initiative
By Shaq Davis for Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the early process of exploring partnerships that would lead to broadband conduit being installed along three interstate routes. The department is following an initiative from Gov. Doug Ducey who announced in January that $50M in funding would help achieve 500 miles of broadband lines and fiber optic […]
40th Street Quik Trip Plan Nears Approval
By Paul Maryniak for Ahwatukee Foothills News More than 18 months after homeowners in the 185-home Foothills Paseo II subdivision launched an effort to derail a plan for Quik Trip on 40th Street, the gas station giant appears all but certain to win. The city Planning Department is only a few weeks from giving final […]
Preliminary CIP Totals Show 6 Percent Increase
By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX The top 10 Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) in Arizona total $22.5B, a 6.01 percent year-over-year increase over last year’s tally. BEX evaluates the internal planning documents produced within more than 30 municipalities each year, identifying funding levels and future trends in public spending for infrastructure and public spaces. This is the fifth consecutive year of increased budget levels for capital […]
11-mile I-10 & Broadway Project Advances
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation has been granted environmental approval to continue moving forward with plans to improve an 11-mile section of Interstate 10 that includes the Broadway Curve. ADOT issued a Finding of No Significant Impact after completing a Final Environmental Assessment for the I-10 Broadway Curve project in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. […]
Preparing for Eventual Construction Downturn
By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Business as usual will not last long. As Arizona construction projects continue for the most part, a near total economic shutdown is happening all around us. The abrupt economic shock is resulting in dramatic increases in unemployment and simultaneous record-setting federal government stimulus spending. At some point, economic contraction translates into less demand for construction. […]
ADOT Seeks Input for DBE Goals
By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced that it is seeking public input on its three-year Draft Disparity Study and overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for FHWA, FTA and FAA-funded contracts. “ADOT is required to set a new overall annual goal for participation of DBEs in its federally-funded contracts,” according to the 2020 DBE Disparity Study website. “ADOT will submit a new three-year overall DBE […]
ADOT’s Tentative 5-Year Construction Program
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation Drivers rely on Arizona’s highway system for their daily commutes, weekend travel, and for the delivery of goods and services to their communities. Keeping that system in good repair and functioning well is all part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s focus during the next five years. The plan is part […]