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Shelby Drive Roadway Improvements Project begins Monday2 min read

The city of Sedona and its contractor, Eagle Mountain Construction, are set to begin the Shelby Drive Roadway Improvements Project the week of April 26.

The project consists of installing new storm drain, sewer main and water main along Shelby Drive, from Sunset Drive to just south of Stanley Steamer Drive.

Additional work includes the installation of new asphalt pavement, curb and gutter, a shared-use path on the north side of Shelby Drive and the reconstruction of driveway entrances along the project corridor. Once complete, this project will increase pedestrian safety, upgrade the utilities that serve the local community, extend the pavement life and improve the ride quality for local motorists. Work is scheduled to be complete in fall 2021.

Starting April 26, crews will be mobilizing equipment into the area and begin saw cutting the roadway in preparation of utility installation. Work may occur Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Please be aware of lane restrictions, temporary street and driveway closures, reduced speeds, rough road conditions, loud noise and flagging operations. To avoid conflicts with construction equipment and expedite completion of the project, please avoid on-street parking while work is underway. Driveway access will be maintained as best as possible, however, it may change on a day-to-day basis. Personnel will work to maintain access and will communicate alternate means of ingress and egress throughout the project. Temporary driveway closures may be necessary at times.

For specific details about the project, costs and scope, click here.

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To receive eNews project updates, find additional project information or reach a project team member, email news@shelbydriveimprovements.com or call the Project Hotline at (928) 852-4164.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism, media law and the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."

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