Rio de Flag

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers who use Route 66 in Flagstaff to expect a traffic shift. The shift is needed as crews construct wing walls for the Rio de Flag Bridge Replacement Project. The eastbound lanes will be shifted to the north, by one lane, and the left turn lane to HumphreysFull Story

Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced Tuesday she has secured a provision in the Congressionally-passed Water Resources Development Act. The provision directs the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the completion of the Rio de Flag Flood Control Project in Flagstaff. Sinema says completion of the project will “protect the Flagstaff community from catastrophic floods, spur jobFull Story

There will be road restrictions in downtown Flagstaff starting today. ADOT says crews plan to remove the raised median in the roadway between Santa Fe Avenue and Humphreys Street in preparation for the Rio de Flag Bridge Replacement project. Work is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. Friday. East and westbound Route 66 will beFull Story

Flagstaff City Council met digitally Tuesday afternoon to discuss and consider numerous resolutions, agreements and ordinances. The council approved a grant of over $18-million, which will fund operation and maintenance expenses of Flagstaff’s Pulliam Airport. An amendment to reduce the rent of certain tenants for at least six months was considered by council. American Airlines,Full Story

A portion of Route 66 will be under construction in Flagstaff starting Friday at around 8 p.m. Construction will take place along the Rio de Flag. The goal of the project is to relocate existing reclaimed water and sewer lines and the storm sewer in conflict with the planned ADOT bridge replacement. Traffic will beFull Story

There is some big news coming out of Washington, DC regarding the Rio de Flag project in Flagstaff. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $52-million dollars in its Fiscal Year 2020 work plan to complete construction of the Rio de Flag flood control project. It was last month when Senators Martha McSally and KyrstenFull Story

Both Arizona Senators are trying to light a fire under the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Rio de Flag project in Flagstaff. Senators Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema sent a letter to the group, asking to include funding for the project in the Army Corps’s Fiscal Year 2020 work plan to “complete the projectFull Story

There could be delays on Route 66 in downtown Flagstaff the next couple of days. ADOT says they will be doing exploratory work between Phoenix and Humphreys avenues for upcoming bridge replacement over the Rio de Flag in the area. Expect restrictions in the area between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday. IfFull Story