Proposed 2022-2026 focus: improving major corridors, upgrading pavement conditions  PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Friday, April 16, on the agency’s recommended plan for the next five years of construction projects statewide. The virtual hearing on the 2022-2026 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program begins at 9 a.m. and can be accessed at http://aztransportationboard.gov. The proposed annual update allocates funding to expand and improve four corridors for passenger and freight traffic through the next five years. The projects to widen highways and improve safety include:  Adding lanes along Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Presiding Judge Charles Gurtler has appointed deputy director Christina Spurlock as temporary Clerk of Mohave County Superior Court. Clerk Virlynn Tinnell is leaving the post she’s held for 22 years to take the bench next Monday to serve as Justice of the Peace for the Cerbat precinct. Spurlock said she feels honored and blessed by the appointment. She said she has “big shoes to fill” as Tinnell exits, but knows she has solid support within the office. “Our staff is great and we’ll work together to get the job done. I am very blessed in that regard as we have a…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kingman Field Office has completed a preliminary environmental assessment and is seeking public comment on a proposed exploration plan from Big Sandy Inc. that would allow for 145 drill sites and a bulk sample near the town of Wikieup in Mohave County.  Public comments will be accepted for 30 days, from April 12 through May 11, 2021. This exploration drilling project is proposed to disturb 26 acres of public land, located within several sections east of Wikieup. Diamond core drill holes are expected to reach target depths of approximately 300 feet. This environmental assessment…