Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man Sedona AZ (February 12, 2013) – Many of the Arizona Adopt-A-Highway groups and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) can do better! The ADOT employees that get paid to manage the Adopt-A-Highway program are not getting the results the taxpayers deserve. ADOT’s records prove it! In 2009, the anti-litter clean up performance of the fifteen... 

Sedona AZ (February 9, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation will repair guardrail at two locations south of Camp Verde on southbound Interstate 17 on Monday, February 11, 2013, during daytime hours. The first repair will take place just south of the State Route 169 and I-17 junction (mileposts 275-276), on February 11, 2013, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Crews will then proceed to... 

Sedona AZ (January 24, 2013) – Crews will realign the northbound lanes back to the normal configuration on Arizona Interstate 17 at the Cordes Junction traffic interchange next week and as a result, the following restrictions and detours will be in place (weather permitting), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation: Sunday, January 27:  ▪ A left lane restriction on southbound... 

Folksvillian Colonel Clint E. Wood hates litter Sedona AZ (January 22, 2013) – Folksvillian USA Colonel Clint E. Wood and Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man, filled 36 bright orange bags with trash lifted from the median of Arizona State Highway 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona on January 12, 13 and 14, 2013. “The Colonel and I would like to thank all of you that expressed... 

ADOT begins construction on I-17 climbing lane this week PRESCOTT AZ (January 14, 2013) – Construction to add the first-ever climbing lane to ease traffic flow along a stretch of Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde is set to start this week, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The $11.8 million project will add a third traffic lane in two different areas along southbound I-17 to... 

ADOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan enters Public Comment Phase – Join the conversation! Phoenix AZ (January 8, 2013) – As walking and bicycling for transportation and recreation steadily grows in popularity around our state, the Arizona Department of Transportation continues to advance its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to improve safety and multimodal travel options. ADOT is working on finalizing... 

ADOT Interstate 17 Update for week of January 7-11, 2013 Prescott AZ (January 6, 2013) – The following overnight detour will be in place on southbound Arizona Interstate 17 at Cordes Junction the remainder of this week as crews remove dirt from the median and continue work on the pedestrian fence along the Cordes Lakes bridge, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation:  Monday, January 7... 

Gary Chamberlain asks that America the Beautiful be honored by all Sedona AZ (January 2, 2013) – When will “We the People” restore the beauty to Yavapai County, the state of Arizona and all of America? Is one of the goals of Yavapai County to restore the beauty to “America the Beautiful” and to honor our military, veterans, our county, our state and America? Is it our goal to continue... 

Senator Highway landslide Prescott AZ (December 31, 2012) – Denny Foulk, Yavapai County Emergency Management Coordinator, provided the following update today regarding the landside on Arizona’s Senator Highway: “Yavapai County Public Works will be evaluating existing hazards which remain on the Senator Highway landslide site. In the interest of public safety, Senator Highway will... 

ADOT Interstate 17 Update for December 18-21, 2012 Prescott AZ (December 18, 2012) – A major project milestone will be reached this week when the new northbound Arizona Interstate 17 to northbound State Route 69 flyover bridge opens to traffic, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The new flyover bridge is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Access to...