Phoenix Landscape Architect Firm Tapped to Refine and Restore North Rim Public Areas
Phoenix, AZ (August 6, 2010) – While the forces of nature are still hard to fathom in the creation of the Grand Canyon, the skills and talents of Phoenix-based landscape architects, Gilmore Parsons Land Design Group, Inc., are being called on to return [...]

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ADOT looking for help creating goals, objectives for long-range plan
PHOENIX — Twenty-five years ago, it was 1985 and Back to the Future was a hit at the box office. A flying DeLorean transported time-travelers back in time, and then into the grand future – to 2015. While we don’t have flying cars just yet, that [...]

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John Wetherill first set up his trading post in Kayenta with tents in 1910. From there Kayenta continued to grow into one of the most unique communities on the Navajo Nation known worldwide for its scenic beauty, culture, people and spirit.
Remembering Kayenta from its early beginnings in 1910 all the way to the current year [...]

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Good news for July 4th weekend travelers, but caution urged
PHOENIX – Independence from construction-related closures will help Arizona drivers celebrate Independence Day weekend this year.
For drivers planning to head to the high country or travel elsewhere in Arizona over the Independence Day weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation will have no construction closures on state [...]

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Tsaile, AZ – The 14th Annual Sheep Is Life Celebration will be held this year from June 14th-19th, 2010 in Tsaile, Arizona.  The event is sponsored by Dine Be’ Iina, Inc. (DBI).  The annual event celebrates the central role of sheep and fiber arts in cultures from around the world.
The Sheep Is Life event will [...]

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PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has closed eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 from the Meteor Crater Rest Area (milepost 235) to Winslow (milepost 252) due to high winds and blowing dust.
Public safety is ADOT’s highest priority. The highway will remain closed until visibility improves. Drivers should avoid the area for the [...]

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Expect half-hour delays at night near Sunset Point
PRESCOTT – Drivers who use southbound Interstate 17 to travel from northern Arizona into the Phoenix area at night should plan on delays of approximately 30 minutes starting next week.
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin overnight repair work Monday night (March 15) on a slope next to [...]

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Engineers monitoring slopes between Black Canyon City, Sunset Point
 
PRESCOTT – The Arizona Department of Transportation is monitoring two slopes adjacent to southbound Interstate 17 between Sunset Point and Black Canyon City. Heavy rains over the past month have saturated the slopes and increased the potential of rocks falling onto the roadway.
 
ADOT crews and equipment are [...]

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ADOT is currently evaluating the rock fall area on SR 264.  We have equipment ready to work on this area, but we are still evaluating the hill side to make sure there will not be more movement causing more rocks to fall onto the roadway.  We have several engineers and geological experts evaluating the conditions [...]

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Angler reels in a fishing bonanza at Lake Pleasant

PHOENIX – While most people were huddled indoors out of the torrential rain on Dec. 7 while a major winter storm pummeled the state, John Davis was enjoying a fishing bonanza at Lake Pleasant, including landing a new inland state record striped bass.
 
“I’ve never experienced anything quite [...]

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