Improving major corridors and upgrading pavement conditions is the proposed focus PHOENIX – Several highways carrying significant passenger and freight traffic are targeted for expansion and improvement during the next five years as part of the proposed annual update to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s list of projects that will be available for public comment began Friday, March 18. The 2023-2027 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program allocates $571 million for projects that widen highways or improve interchanges, including: * Widening Interstate 17 north of Phoenix from Anthem Way to Sunset Point, plus adding flex lanes from Black Canyon City…

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City and WFW Post 10005 ask you to join them as they honor Vietnam Veterans Day on Tuesday, March 29. A “Welcome Home” celebration will be held at the VFW Post 1005 located at 1611 E Marble Canyon Rd. from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. to recognize and thank all Veterans, especially Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice to our country. The event will begin promptly at 11 a.m. with an Honor Guard Salute followed by a short ceremony featuring Mike Beard, Past President of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and…

No need to worry if you saw smoke billowing from the Hualapai Mountains southeast of Kingman Wednesday and Thursday. It’s a planned activity coordinated by the Bureau of Land Management. It’s part of a program to establish fire breaks to protect Hualapai Mountain communities. Officials say the burning of slash piles also improves the ecosystem for the benefit of wildlife.