Arizona transportation projects, including SR88, receive Partnering Excellence Awards
Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent
One of the projects was work on State Route 88 north of Apache Junction. (ADOT)
To address pavement damage from many harsh winters, the Arizona Department of Transportation engaged a contractor to rebuild 10 miles of Interstate 40 west of Williams near Devil Dog Road.
In addition to the complexity of removing and replacing 5 miles of freeway in each direction, challenges included minimizing impacts on travelers and communities while finishing as soon as possible around a winter hiatus when the weather made work impossible, according to a release.
ADOT and Fann Contracting Inc. navigated these challenges along with others that weren’t anticipated, such as weather, fire restrictions and unsuitable and unstable soil conditions, to deliver the improvement on time while maintaining two-way traffic throughout. Contributing to this success was a defined process called partnering through which the agency, contractors and stakeholders including area governments and utilities agree to goals, a communication structure and a way to resolve issues that arise, according to the release.
