Doce Fire Alert
Update – 9:42 a.m. Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:42 am Acreage burned is estimated at 5000-6000. Containment is still at 0%. Iron Springs Rd and Williamson Valley still closed (expected to remain closed throughout the day). The Red Cross shelter is still open at Yavapai College and large animals are being taken at the Rodeo Grounds [...]
read morePublic Meeting Scheduled for June 27 on State Route 89 Widening Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation will improve a five-mile stretch of State Route 89 in fall 2013 between Road 4 South in Chino Valley and Deep Well Ranch Road in Prescott. The project will upgrade the existing roadway from a two-lane to a four-lane divided highway, and construct roundabouts at Deep Well Ranch Road and [...]
read moreFinal pavement striping work scheduled on State Route 89A Spur (Fain Road) next week
Work is expected to take up to two weeks to complete The widening project on State Route 89A Spur, also known as Fain Road, will receive its final construction work in the form of pavement striping and the installation of recessed pavement markers, two tasks that are expected to take two weeks to complete, according [...]
read moreCordes Junction traffic interchange enters into final phase of construction
Project will be complete in two weeks Construction on the Cordes Junction traffic interchange at Interstate 17 and State Route 69 enters into the final stages of improvements and modernization over the next two weeks, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Work will begin on Monday, June 17 and continue through to Friday, June [...]
read moreOvernight closures on Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde continue for next three weeks
Intermittent one-hour closures expected on I-17 in both directions between midnight and 3 a.m. Motorists traveling on Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde between midnight and 3 a.m. during the next three weeks need to plan ahead and allow extra travel time due to overnight construction on a climbing lane project, according to the Arizona [...]
read moreThis monsoon season, drivers are reminded to ‘Pull Aside, Stay Alive’
ADOT’s dust storm public awareness campaign ramps up as Monsoon Awareness Week begins The Arizona Department of Transportation has a message for motorists who think they can recklessly drive head-on into a dust storm: “Pull Aside, Stay Alive.” Following the successful launch of last year’s public awareness campaign, ADOT is intensifying its efforts to educate [...]
read morePavement maintenance today on State Route 89A in Prescott Valley
Drivers should expect lane restrictions and delays Pavement maintenance will require narrowing State Route 89A (mileposts 329-331) in Prescott Valley to one lane until 5 p.m. today, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Traffic will be restricted to one lane through the work zone. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct traffic in alternating [...]
read moreMotor vehicle crash fatalities in Arizona down slightly in 2012
Motorcycle-related deaths rose by 5 percent last year The number of deaths in motor-vehicle crashes across the state went down slightly in 2012, according to annual statistics released by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, motorcycle-related fatalities increased by more than five percent last year. An analysis of law enforcement reports shows 823 people lost [...]
read moreImprovement project on State Route 89 in Chino Valley has begun
Minimal delays expected for next three months PRESCOTT – The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun an improvement project on State Route 89 in Chino Valley that includes landscape enhancements and a new sidewalk along the roadway between Road 4 South and Center Street. As work progresses, drivers can expect a single lane restriction on [...]
read moreRESCHEDULED: Pavement maintenance on SR 169 in Dewey-Humboldt postponed until July
The Arizona Department of Transportation has postponed a pavement improvement project that was scheduled to begin on May 6 on State Route 169 near Interstate 17 (mileposts 9-15) due to current weather conditions. Work will resume when temperatures become conducive for pavement work in July.
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