Partnering Excellence Award
ADOT and its construction contractor have received a partnering excellence award for their collaborative efforts in rebuilding State Route 87 after last March’s landslide.
Royden Construction, of Phoenix Arizona received its award at a ceremony in Phoenix on December 3, 2008 for partnering excellence on the construction work that stabilized the landslide zone and allowed ADOT to re-open the highway within six days of our emergency closure last Easter Friday.
The Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Awards competition is designed to recognize partnership teams that demonstrate a high degree of achievement through their practice of the Partnering principles and application of the Partnering processes related to the transportation industry.
A creative and innovative “edge” is critical to business success. Collaborative teamwork that achieves measurable results through agreements and productive working relationships is more important today than ever before.
District Award Winners
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
2008 National Environmental Excellence Award
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.
TRAFFIC ALERT FOR LARGE VEHICLES, TRUCKS, MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS
The Arizona Department of Transportation reminds truck drivers and mobile home delivery companies that there some restrictions in the Prescott District that you should be aware of.
State Route 89A
Trucks over 50 feet in length are prohibited from driving on State Route 89A in the Mingus Mountain area; this applies to northbound traffic beginning at milepost 320 which is near Glassford Hill Road, and at milepost 330 near Old Fain Road. The same rule applies to southbound traffic beginning at milepost 349 in Clarkdale, Arizona.
State Route 89
Trucks over 40 feet in length are prohibited from traveling on State Route 89 near Kirkland Junction. This applies to northbound traffic at milepost 295 near Wilhoit and milepost 310 near Prescott.
In addition, please note that Yavapai County has load restrictions on Williamson Valley Road, northwest of Prescott, Arizona.
Occasionally, truck drivers will google or mapquest a shorter route that leads them onto ADOT highways where there are restrictions, so please make a note of our regulation. The Department of Public Safety has informed us that they will give tickets to violators.
State Route 169 at the Agua Fria Bridge
ADOT is replacing the bridge over the Agua Fria on State Route 169 and has imposed a 10 foot wide load limit.
State Route 260 near Cottonwood
ADOT is widening State Route 260 and a recent incident with a truck initiated ADOT’s wide load limit of 13 feet near the eastern edge of Cottonwood.
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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.
