Sedona Arizona SR 89A Construction Update Sedona AZ (October 11, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is currently testing the new roadway lighting fixtures along State Route 89A in Sedona, requiring the lights to be on continuously 24-hours per day. It is unclear how long the testing will take. ADOT is also completing the timing of the new traffic signal at Andante Road. The signal... 

Eye on Sedona with Sedona Police Chief Ray Cota was submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (October 10, 2012) – This City of Sedona Arizona column, Eye on Sedona, is written by Ray Cota, Sedona Chief of Police: As the many improvements along State Route 89A are coming to a completion, I thought this would be an opportune time to highlight some of the activities that the police department... 

AZ Interstate 17 Construction Update Phoenix AZ (October 5, 2012) – Arizona drivers traveling through the traffic interchange at Interstate 17 and State Route 69 in Cordes Junction need to be prepared for a major traffic shift beginning 7 PM on Sunday, October 7, 2012 according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The new alignments will be in place for the next three months as crews... 

Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man Sedona AZ (September 27, 2012) – Folksville USA Point Man, Gary Chamberlain, was interviewed by Arizona Eight this week about the Folksville USA effort to “point” the Arizona Department of Transportation in the right direction to clean up its ineffective taxpayer funded litter abatement program. Read below Chamberlain’s Letter to the... 

Sedona Arizona Sedona AZ (September 17, 2012) – The following is a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor from Sedona resident, Henry Twombly: I disagree with Jim Eaton’s advocacy for medians along 89A in West Sedona (Guest Perspective, SRRN, September 14). He lists many reasons/situations that would occur whether or not there is a center land, e.g., swerving rapidly across oncoming traffic,... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Area Commands Map Seligman AZ (September 16, 2012) – On September 15, 2012, at approximately 9:30 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of two motorcycles involved in a collision on Crookton Road east of Seligman, Arizona. Preliminary investigation revealed that a group of four motorcycles were traveling west on Crookton... 

Sedona AZ (September 12, 2012) – Sedona resident Terrie Frankel, in a SedonaEye.com Open Forum, speaks directly to the Sedona Arizona Mayor and City Council and to the public: Mr. Mayor, Members of Council, as a 16 year resident of Sedona, I feel compelled to address some of council’s short comings – point out who in my opinion has been leading you in the wrong direction –... 

Sedona Arizona SR 89A Construction Update Sedona AZ (September 10, 2012) – Motorists on State Route 89A in Sedona Arizona are driving on a smoother roadway following the repaving work that has been completed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. However, crews are still installing roadway lighting along SR 89A from Dry Creek Road to Airport Drive, the last portion of the $3.4... 

Sedona AZ (September 9, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) crews will be cleaning debris from the shoulders on northbound Arizona Interstate 17 north of New River (mileposts 236-248) this week. According to ADOT, drivers can expect alternating I-17 lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 through September 13, 2012. The... 

Arizona highway litter  Sedona AZ (August 28, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Adopt-A-Highway blue trash bags left on Arizona highway shoulders are a visual indication and confirmation of local pride in the cleanliness of state highways and its communities.  That pride demands continued teamwork, cooperation, and participation by Verde Valley community residents,...