Map of Sedona Sedona AZ (April 2, 2013) – On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, the City of Sedona has contracted to replace a damaged 30-foot light pole on Arizona State Route 89A. A lane closure for west bound traffic between the Hyatt Pinon Point entrance and the Sedona Post Office is scheduled to begin at 9:00 in the evening and will last approximately two to four hours. All work will be completed... 

Cononino National Forest and Prescott NF use prescribed burns for fire management Prescott AZ (March 1, 2013) – Prescott National Forest Fire managers are planning to begin the 169 East West Prescribed Fire Project, as early as today, Friday, March 1, 2013, pending favorable weather conditions. Fire managers plan to hand and aerial ignite approximately 2,000 acres beginning Friday and possibly... 

Arizona I-17 and SR 69 travel alerts through March 1, 2013 Sedona AZ (February 23, 2013) – The following late night lane restrictions and daytime shoulder closures will be in place at the junction of Arizona Interstate 17 and State Route 69 next week as the Arizona Department of Transportation nears completion on the Cordes Junction traffic interchange. Sunday, Feb. 24:  ▪ I-17 will be narrowed... 

PRESCOTT AZ (January 25, 2013) –The Prescott National Forest is adding Lynx Lake Campground and Groom Creek Horse Camp to the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS), in line with national policy. By offering reservations, campers will be able to plan ahead knowing they have a campsite ready for their arrival at these popular recreation areas. “I view this change as facilitating our service... 

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... 

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Area Commands Map Sedona AZ (January 4, 2013) – Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve 2012, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force conducted targeted enforcement throughout Arizona’s Yavapai County. Funding for a majority of these saturation patrols, which have the goal of reducing the number of DUI involved traffic fatalities and injuries,... 

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... 

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... 

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,...