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150 employees of the Arizona Department of Transporation work in the Prescott Engineering and Maintenance District, which stretches from near Heber to beyond Hope, Arizona and from north of Chino Valley to Surprise.
Awards were presented at the 2008 Employee Appreciation Day picnic:
- Cheryl Williams (District Training Coordinator): Employee of the Year (chosen from four, 2008 quarter winners)
- Supervisor of the year (Cordes Junction Maintenance): Randy Skinner
- Team of the Year (Prescott Valley Equipment Services): Mike Schumacher and Mitch Strom
ADOT and local/regional partners are hosting a second series
of community workshops for a statewide collaborative process
called "Building a Quality Arizona" or "bqAZ,” to present future scenarios for 2050 to the community for feedback. The scenarios
have been developed based on input from the first series of
workshops held earlier this year. The community workshops are designed to encourage participation from local communities.
Join us to hear information about the process, review work to date, and provide input.
| Community Workshops near you: |
Flagstaff
Wednesday, November 12
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
High Country Conference Center
201 W. Butler Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 |
Prescott
Monday, November 17
Yavapai College
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Building 19 - Multi-Purpose Room
1100 E. Sheldon Road
Prescott, AZ 86301 |
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The Prescott District thanks its volunteers who cleanup our roads every year! |
FY 2008 Summary – Adopt a Highway
Prescott has 379 groups covering 411 miles
District office issued 61 new permits and enjoyed a 90% retention rate
This District also handled the highest number of new AAH permits in the
last fiscal: 175
Groups in the Prescott District were responsible for removing 10,612 bags or 55.7 tons of trash. The labor value for this is estimated at $890,000
Statewide, over 300 tons of trash was removed through the Adopt a Highway program.
The 2008 National Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Stewardship was presented to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tonto National Forest, Aztec Engineering and Electrobraid Fence for the Arizona State Route 260 Project – Payson to Heber.
This project was chosen as the recipient of this award because of its innovative use of a variety of multifaceted methods to protect wildlife. The project used cost effective alternative fencing to direct wildlife to cross the highway at wildlife crossing structures, but then goes on to use military grade thermal image detection cameras to detect large wildlife attempting to cross the road at the end of the fences. The output from the cameras is directly linked to flashing road warning signs that provide real time information on wildlife that is in the road up ahead. Since putting in the system, collisions have been reduced almost 100%. The data collected from this can also be used to mitigate future wildlife-highway issues elsewhere.
James Laird of ADOT’s Payson office accepted the award for ADOT at the San Diego ceremony.
