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Tue November 07, 2017

Texas Seeks $61B for Harvey Damages to Public Infrastructure

The state of Texas needs more than $61 billion in additional federal assistance to rebuild the public infrastructure of the Texas Gulf Coast damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, according to Commissioner John Sharp with the Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas....

Tue November 07, 2017

ADOT, Tucson-Area Tribe Partner on Construction Academy

Twenty-seven members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe earned their certification to work as flaggers on tribal construction projects through a free Construction Academy sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation....

Tue November 07, 2017

ADOT Seeks Input to Reduce Impacts for I-17 Projects in 2018

As the Arizona Department of Transportation prepares to rebuild two busy north Phoenix traffic interchanges in 2018, it is seeking input now from people who live, work and drive in the project area about ways to reduce construction-related impacts on the community....

Tue November 07, 2017

TxDOT's New $8.1B Plan Addresses I-35 Congestion

Since 2011, TxDOT has been developing solutions for I-35 that not only enhance mobility but reflect what is important to the community. At the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Regional Growth Summit, TxDOT was joined by state Sen....

Eric Olson - Tue November 07, 2017

$95M UT-San Antonio Research Building to Showcase Lab Work

What promises to be a sparkling new addition to an already beautiful campus is currently rising from a site on the eastern edge of the main campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. The school began constructing a 153,000-sq.-ft., four-story Science and Engineering Building (SEB) off Bauerle Road and Key Circle earlier this year with a finish date set for May 2020....

Angela DeWelles - ADOT Communications - Tue November 07, 2017

From ADOT's Newsletter Archives: Mapping in the '70s

In the late 1970s, maps were primarily printed on paper and definitely didn't have the ability to point you toward any nearby restaurants or tell you what traffic conditions to expect on the drive home....

Tue November 07, 2017

National Association Honors Interstate 15 Bridge Project

A national industry group has honored the Arizona Department of Transportation's $30 million rehabilitation of an Interstate 15 bridge through the rugged Virgin River Gorge in far northwestern Arizona....

Tue November 07, 2017

Ducey Promises to Stop Taking From City, County Road Fund

PHOENIX (AP) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to stop taking $30 million in transportation money annually from the state's cities and counties to balance the state's budget. The Arizona Republic reports Ducey's promise came on Oct....

Tue November 07, 2017

South Mountain Freeway Interchange at I-10 Reaches Milestone

The skyline is changing almost daily at Interstate 10 and 59th Avenue as an interchange takes shape that will connect with the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in west Phoenix. After work completed recently, motorists now see the first girders, more than six stories above I-10, for a flyover ramp that will carry South Mountain Freeway traffic to westbound I-10....

Lori Tobias - Tue November 07, 2017

Work Continues on Iconic Arizona Center's $25M Facelift in Phoenix

Contractors are at work on a $25 million project that will completely renovate the iconic Arizona Center and pave the way for additional future projects, including a boutique hotel and multi-family housing....