Transportation Projects in Arizona
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Directly following the keynote address of Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, was a high-level discussion involving Dallas Hammit, ADOT Deputy Director of transportation/state engineer; Eric Anderson, Maricopa Association of Governments Transportation Director, and David Martin, President of the Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors. Coordinating on […]
Top Capital Programs in Arizona
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Show me the Money! If looking for opportunities in the Public Works sector, an obvious route is to “follow the money.” Thankfully, public agencies like the State, Counties, Cities & Towns all create an internal planning document, the 5-year (or, sometimes, 10-year) Capital Improvement Plan. The document is […]
A Labor Shortage for Ariz. Infra. Projects?
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange We’ve all read the headlines about what the construction labor shortage is doing to the industry. From blanket statements of doom and gloom to more moderate projections and cautionary visions of price increases and schedule delays, it’s hard to tell what the real impact is to local projects. […]
Infrastructure Funding Delays Cause Ripples
By Roland Murphy and Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last month, the White House assured the nation that President Trump remains committed to the massive infrastructure investment (up to $1T) he promised during the campaign. However, a report by The Hill says any serious discussion of the program’s details will likely be pushed to […]
Study Underway for Sonoran Corridor Routes
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration have begun a three-year environmental study of potential routes for the proposed Sonoran Corridor, which would connect Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of Tucson International Airport. It begins with a comment period lasting through July 15, 2017, that encourages […]
$1B+ Windfall Boosts East Valley Freeways
By Paul Maryniak for East Valley Tribune East Valley motorists in the coming years will reap a significant part of a billion-dollar windfall that will jump-start upgrades on several key highways in the region. That forecast to the Chandler Chamber of Commerce came recently from Bob Hazlett, senior engineering manager for the Maricopa Association of […]
Paving the Way for CANAMEX
By Ryan Santistevan for Cronkite News Imagine a road trip in 2030 on a super interstate highway that stretches from Arizona’s border with Mexico to the U.S.-Canada border in Montana. And it won’t be just a road on which you drive your car, but an economic investment to the communities through which is passes. Ian […]
ADOT Plans 6 Public Mtgs. On I-11 Alternatives
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation As the Interstate 11 environmental study progresses and new proposed corridor alternatives have taken shape, the Arizona Department of Transportation is once again looking to the public and agencies to get involved and comment on the work that’s been done over the past year. Six public meetings have been scheduled […]
AZ Needs $105B for Infrastructure Over 25 Yrs
Source: Rose Law Group Reporter All roads led to Pinal County last week as three ADOT executives spoke in Casa Grande at a Pinal Partnership event. John Halikowkski, ADOT director, Michael Kies, director of ADOT’s multimodal planning division and Jesse Gutierrez, ADOT deputy state engineer for statewide operations, discussed the recent poor grade U.S. infrastructure […]
ADOT Studies I-10, Tucson Connectivity
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation Public input sought to help determine future corridor improvements Proposals to improve traffic flow along Interstate 10 and State Route 210 connecting downtown Tucson with I-10 will be the subject of a public meeting in Tucson on Feb. 15. The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration will […]