Tribal roads

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.

Tribal leaders are applauding the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill becoming law this week. It contains a host of projects that’ll benefit roads, bridges and water initiatives in Indian Country.

It’s Wednesday, July 7. The Arizona Department of Health Services on Tuesday documented 18,000 total deaths related to COVID-19 as the state nears 900,000…

A new federal report says poor road conditions on tribal nations contribute to higher rates of school absences for students. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports.…

Voters on the Navajo Nation could be asked to decide next Tuesday on an initiative that would pump $216 million into tribal road maintenance. Arizona…

K-through-12 students on the Navajo Nation miss an average of a dozen days of school a year because of muddy, impassable roads. Now some members of…