Written and submitted by the City of Sedona staff. Sedona AZ (December 12, 2012) – They are finally here! The new bikes lanes on SR 89A in West Sedona mark the culmination of a long process of cooperation between the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition, the City of Sedona and the Arizona Department of Transportation. A similar process occurred a few years earlier with SR 179 between Sedona and the... 

ADOT Interstate 17 Update Prescott AZ (November 30, 2012) – Arizona Interstate 17 highway will be closed in both directions intermittently up to 15 minutes at a time between 7:00 AM and Noon, Sunday, December 2, 2012, as Arizona Public Service (APS) performs utility work at milepost 266, approximately four miles north of Cordes Junction, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.  The... 

ADOT Closes Grand Canyon North Rim highway FLAGSTAFF AZ (November 28, 2012) —Temperatures in northern Arizona are dropping and winter is around the corner. The Arizona Department of Transportation will close State Route 67 between Jacob Lake (US 89A) and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for the winter season on November 30, 2012. The road could be closed earlier if heavy snowfall occurs in the... 

Folksville USA Highway Litter Clean up event volunteers Sedona AZ (November 25, 2012) –Folksville USA Point Man Gary Chamberlain, picked up trash on Arizona Highway 89A over Thanksgiving weekend. The clean up was much easier and safer, he noted, because Flagstaff ADOT District mowed and cut brush for the Folksville USA November 19 litter clean up event. Chamberlain was quick to point out,... 

ADOT Thanksgiving Day Interstate 17 Update Prescott AZ (November 17, 2012) – The following late night closures and restrictions will be in place (weather permitting) on Arizona Interstate 17 at Cordes Junction next week as crews work on new bridges and remove the old Cordes Lakes Road bridge, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation: Sunday, November 18: ▪ Drivers on northbound... 

Arizona highway trash Sedona AZ (November 6, 2012) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, a Cornville Arizona taxpayer reminds the Arizona Department of Transportation that mowing Arizona highways to help its litter clean-up volunteers is a responsibility and not an option: Dear Don, There will be many litter clean up volunteers out on the highway the Saturday before, the Saturday after,... 

Arizona Interstate 17 Construction Update Prescott AZ (November 4, 2012) – As significant progress continues to be made to reconstruct the Cordes Junction traffic interchange at Arizona Interstate 17 and State Route 69, drivers can expect additional traffic shifts that will allow crews to continue work on the bridge over I-17, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The following... 

Arizona Interstate 17 Construction Update Sedona AZ (October 27, 2012) – The following late night closures and restrictions will be in place on Interstate 17 at Cordes Junction next week as crews work on the new bridges, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation: Monday night into early Tuesday morning, October 29 through October 30: ● The northbound lanes of I-17 will be closed... 

PHOENIX AZ (October 22, 2012) – Almost every driver traveling uphill has experienced getting stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle or truck and not being able to pass, so the Arizona Department of Transportation has a solution on one heavily traveled stretch on Interstate 17.In an effort to improve safety, ease congestion and prevent delays on the main travel route between Phoenix and northern Arizona,... 

Phoenix AZ (October 16, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Transportation, will hold a public meeting on October 23, 2012 to solicit input on the proposed Interstate 11, a corridor pursued by Governor Jan Brewer to create a stronger regional connection between Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas in Nevada. The meeting will be held from...