NAVAJO DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION • PO Box 4620, Window Rock, AZ, 86515 Mihio Manus SR. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER [email protected] (505) 371-8356 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2019 NDOT PARTNERS WITH COCONINO COUNTY FOR N21 RECONDITIONING PROJECT IN KAIBETO KAIBETO, Ariz - The Navajo Division of Transportation in partnership with Coconino County Public Works is address- ing the subgrade of Navajo Route 21 for a roadway recon- ditioning project currently underway in Kaibeto Chapter. The project will recondition two locations of N21 at both the east and west ends. Improvements will be made to subgrade and drainage. When the subgrade preparation is completed, millings and soil stabilizer will be applied at both locations. The total length of the project is approximately one mile. Arrow Indian Contractors are performing construction for the project. NDOT Executive Director Garret Silversmith said phase one of the project started on July 16th. “The project is split into two locations. It starts at N21 in Kaibeto and ends 1.68 miles west,” Silversmith said. “The first location has been graded and is ready for millings. The second location, which is a longer stretch, is currently being prepped to grade.” NDOT project manager Priscilla Lee said that locating resources in close proximity to the area was a challenge. Through coordination with the chapter and County, Lee said she was able to access water and have millings trans- ported to the site. Millings, which are ground up asphalt, will be transported to the project site by the County and added during the soil stabilization process. The partnership between Coconino County and the Navajo Nation stems from Proposition 403, the Coconino County Road Maintenance Sales Tax Ballot Measure, which was approved in 2014. The proposition allows for certain Coun- ty road maintenance projects to be funded through a levy of revenues raised by a dedicated road maintenance sales tax. Through Prop. 403, the County has established the “Navajo Nation Capital Projects Matching Fund.” This matching fund contributes $200,000 dollars per year, for the 20-year Garret Silversmith NDOT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [email protected] (505) 371-8300 Crews address subgrade preparation at N21 in Kaibeto Chapter.