infrastructure

Nearly five years after three young children died in northern Arizona's Tonto Creek, Gila County is using a $21 million federal grant to build a bridge over part of the stream.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking bids to build more than 20 electric vehicle rapid charging stations along interstate highways.

Federal officials have announced a grant aimed at increasing the availability of biofuels at gas stations in Arizona.

Several towns and cities in northern Arizona will receive new electric and propane-fueled school buses as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The Biden-Harris administration today announced a major new investment in water conservation for the Colorado River system. Also, National Park Service officials have announced millions of dollars in supplemental disaster-related funds to address low water infrastructure projects at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced more than a million dollars in road safety funding for two tribal nations in northern Arizona. The funds will be used to develop action plans for designated communities on the Hualapai and Navajo Nations to identify safety improvements, prevent future roadway fatalities and injuries as well as educate community members on safety principles.

At the end of the week, federal wildland firefighters could take steep, across-the-board pay cuts without action from Congress, which advocates and officials fear could trigger mass resignations within the workforce.

Nearly $700,000 in federal infrastructure funding will be invested in recycling infrastructure and waste management systems in Arizona.

The Environmental Protection Agency will allocate more than $860,000 to reduce lead in Arizona schools and childcare facilities.

Crews are making progress on a bridge over Tonto Creek nearly four years after three children and a 69-year-old man died in separate incidents while trying to cross the flooded waterway.