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Arizona DOT saves on I-40 closures by sliding replacement bridges into place
ADOT credits the procedure, known as value engineering, with cutting the road closure time from the standard six to eight months to just nine days.
November 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]
August 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ariz. DOT workshop focuses on bringing more women, minorities into construction
The Arizona Department of Transportation's construction academy seeks to bring more women and minorities into the construction industry. Learn more here.
December 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Last girders set on 40-bridge project over Salt River are longest Ariz. DOT has ever used
The last girders, some of which are the longest ever used by the Ariz. DOT, have been set on the South Mountain Freeway over Salt River. Learn more here.
October 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
$40 million I-19 interchange project in Tucson wraps up, with second project to begin soon
A $40 million, two-year project to rebuild the traffic interchange at Interstate 19 and Ajo Way (State Route 86) is nearing completion in southwest Tucson, Arizona, and it features a new configuration designed for efficiency and safety. A second project for the busy interchange will be let out for contractors’ bids in Spring 2018. […]
January 4, 2018
Roadbuilding
ADOT reduces speed on portion of I-40 after wrong asphalt mix applied
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has reduced the speed limit on Interstate 40 between Parks and Bellemont from 75 to 55 miles per hour because of slick road conditions. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, the department released a statement saying that the slick road conditions were the result of the wrong asphalt mix […]
December 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
ADOT seeks $25 million grant to accelerate SR 189 project in Nogales area
Several improvements to State Route 189 in Nogales, Arizona, might soon receive enough federal funding to allow accelerated construction beginning in 2019 – a move that could save taxpayers millions. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has applied for a $25 million TIGER grant that, if approved, would allow construction of all proposed improvements to […]
November 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
ADOT waiving permits, fees to speed up Harvey relief equipment transport
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is waiving fees and expediting permits so commercial vehicles hauling oversize loads can get needed equipment to Texas as quickly as possible following the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. ADOT says this effort began over the weekend so trucks hauling eight emergency generators could depart a Caterpillar facility in Phoenix […]
September 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT begins I-17 wrong-way vehicle detection installation
Crews with Contractors West Inc. of Mesa began the installation process this week of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) wrong-way vehicle detection and warning system at the interchange of Interstate 17 and Indian School Road in Phoenix. The $3.7 million system, which is the first of its kind in the country, is designed to […]
August 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona moves forward on “first of its kind” wrong-way detection system
The Arizona State Transportation Board has approved the contract for installing a wrong-way vehicle detection and alert system for Interstate 17 in Phoenix that will be the first of its kind in the U.S. “The system will use thermal cameras to detect a wrong-way vehicle along an off-ramp, triggering an illuminated wrong-way sign with flashing […]
August 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT offers Construction Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently began providing training for entry-level positions as flaggers to 31 individuals through its free Construction Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program. The program is offered through the department’s On-The-Job-Training Supportive Services Program, which is part of its Business Engagement and Compliance Office. ADOT says many of the trainees who start […]
July 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT uses carbon fiber strips to repair I-17 bridge girders
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has used carbon fiber strips coated with reinforced polymer to fix girders on two Interstate 17 bridges in Phoenix that have been struck by vehicles that exceeded height restrictions. This is the first time the agency has used the Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strips for repairs. The material wraps […]
July 21, 2017
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