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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.
On Monday April 13, 2009, ADOT personnel presented a plaque to the General Federated Womens Club of Morristown, AZ for 20 years of volunteerism. The group has been picking up trash along U.S. 60 between milepost 120 and 121 south of Wickenburg.
ADOT records show the group began picking up trash for ADOT’s Adopt a Highway program in 1989 making it the oldest such ADOT volunteer group in the Wickenburg area. Adopt a Highway Volunteers pick up tons of trash each year along ADOT highways saving the state a lot of money during these times of tight budgets.
In the photo, Matt Huddleston of ADOT presents the plaque, 20 year hats and auto trash bags to past president Mary Koontz, with other club officers looking on: Nancy Holihan, Diane Peek, Bernadine McCollum, Tyfni Garrett and Lucy Thompson. The group puts on reflective safety vests and hats and patrols the highway shoulder on a regular basis.
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.
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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.
