Sedona AZ (May 7, 2015) –  The Arizona Department of Transportation is preparing to hold its third and final public hearing next week for the 2016-2020 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program. The public comment period began in March and provides ADOT with the opportunity to reach out to the public and communities statewide for their input on the direction of the program... 

Sedona AZ (May 6, 2015) – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division announced today that the program offering energy-efficient license plates for owners of qualified vehicles has ended. The maximum number of plate applications has been reached. In May 2014, 1,800 energy-efficient license plates became available. Under the program guidelines, license owners returned plates... 

Sedona AZ (May 1, 2015) – Motorists traveling on Arizona State Route 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff should allow for extra travel time as the Arizona Department of Transportation starts a project next week to improve erosion protection along the eastern bank of Oak Creek at milepost 385, just south of the switchbacks. Beginning on Monday, May 4, 2015, SR 89A will be reduced to one lane during... 

Sedona AZ (April 29, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Arizona Verde Valley highway litter Dear Camp Verde Mayor Charlie German, Thank you, Mayor German, for taking the time to develop the following “Draft Proclamation” for your Town Council to consider and to present to the other mayors of the Verde Valley and hopefully all Yavapai County mayors. As you... 

Sedona AZ (April 29, 2015) – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin an overnight paving project tonight, April 29, on Interstate 17 to repave a 12-mile segment between State Route 169 and the Middle Verde traffic interchange (mileposts 279 to 291). Work hours are Sunday through Thursday, 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. each day. This week, crews will place a temporary concrete barrier... 

Sedona AZ (April 8, 2015) – The Arizona Department of Transportation continues to gather comments on the 2016-2020 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program while reaching out to the public and communities statewide for their input on the direction of the program over the next five years. The second public hearing for the Tentative Five-Year Program is scheduled for... 

Sedona AZ (March 28, 2015) – As planning for the Interstate 11 and Intermountain West Corridor advances, Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski expressed appreciation for the efforts of Arizona U.S. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake for their work to introduce the Intermountain West Corridor Development Act of 2015 to Congress. The bill formally extends Interstate 11... 

The AZ US 89 highway landslide took more than two years and $60 million in emergency repair transportation funds to fix and reopen and provide an alternate route through the Navajo Nation Sedona AZ (March 27, 2015) –  At 4:15 p.m. today, Arizona US 89 south of Page was reopened to traffic for the first time following a February 20, 2013, landslide that caused catastrophic damage to the roadway,... 

Sedona highway trash Sedona AZ (March 21, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: 2015 Verde Valley Adopt-A-Highway Groups (March 20, 2015) The following information is verified on the third Saturday of February, May, August and November after every litter event. It is our hope that the city and town leaders, businesses and resident of every community recognize these groups... 

Sedona AZ (March 11, 2015) –  Two years after a landslide ripped apart a 500-foot section of US 89 and split the communities of Bitter Springs and Page, the Arizona Department of Transportation anticipates reopening the highway to traffic on the afternoon of Friday, March 27, 2015, barring any potential weather delays or mechanical breakdowns during the paving process, which began today. Page...