Community Development

We have a contract with Navajo Department of Transportation which includes five road projects of which three have been completed. The Township contracted with Keyah Construction Inc., this past summer and completed the repair and asphalting of the streets in the NHA Housing sub-division, identified as Projects AZ12-073, AZ12-050 and AZ12-113. The second phase involves the expansion of sewer lines to accommodate local business and service providers in the area including NHA, AZ DES and Monument Valley Tire and Auto. The sewer lines have been completed and the roadway in front of the DES building will be completed this summer along with the repaving of Bashas entrance road due to the installation of new sewer lines.
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Additionally, the Kayenta Township Commission with Big Horse Engineering have competed the scope of work for FY2003 Kayenta School bus Route in the amount of $1,435,726.00 and for FY2004 Kayenta/NE Quad Corridor Road Project in the amount of $1,055,000.00, and we are in the process of surveying and engineering. It is anticipated that the 2 road projects will be ready for construction in May of 2008.
Estimates have been completed for additional work to realign roadways to accommodate a proposed traffic signal. This traffic signal will provide a safe passage of our school children across U.S. Hwy 163, which is currently very dangerous. The Township has set aside $97,000 for the construction costs, as well as taking over the operational costs. Additional grants funds are in the works from NNDOT for $97,000, Navajo County for $133,000, KUSD for $133,000 and KCS for $30,000 to complete the project. When the dollars are all accounted for and approvals are given, construction is due to begin in the spring of 2008 along with the construction of the additional roads being constructed by FCI Construction for the new KCS School.

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