The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for lane restrictions and ramp closures on east- and westbound Interstate 10 in Quartzsite.

The following lane restrictions will occur nightly beginning Monday, June 24, and ending Friday, June 28, for paving:

• East- and westbound I-10 will be reduced to one lane between Dome Rock Road and Scaddan Wash (mileposts 11 to 24) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. 
• The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.
• A 14-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place.

The following ramp closure will occur:

• The westbound Riggles Avenue on-ramp (Exit 19) will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Thursday, June 27, and ending Friday, June 28, for guardrail work. Detour: Motorists may detour to Main Street, then travel west to Quartzsite Boulevard (Exit 17) to access I-10.

The following daytime lane restrictions will occur from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, June 24, and ending Wednesday, June 26, for guardrail repair:

• Eastbound I-10 will be reduced to a one lane at Tyson Wash.
• The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph
• A 14-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place

Drivers should plan for delays, obey posted speed limits and traffic control devices and use caution around construction personnel.

Crews  have restored power in the Big River area. An  outage is impacting customers north  of the railroad tracks along the river began around 1:30pm on June 15th

BIA Electric was able to  make repairs and power was restored just before 9pm.

Tribal government reponded quickly establishing cooling stations for impacted customers at the BlueWater Resort and at the Big River Baptist Church.

On May 1st, 2024 students and staff from the Colorado River Indian Tribes Head Start program travelled to Avi Suquilla Airport in town for a field trip. They were greeted by Airport Manager Josh Philipps and his staff who explained how the airport worked, how the staff communicated with pilots, and how they fueled the aircraft and ensured safe flights for those coming to and from the airport.

During the trip the students were able to explore many types of aircraft including single propeller aircraft, jets, and medical helicopters. At the end of the field trip the students were treated to an ariel demonstration by a World War Two flying group.

The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (ADLLC)  Alcohol Awareness class was a recent outreach effort and community school event, where youth were presented with the concerns and dangers associated with underage drinking, and life ramifications thereafter. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.

A pair of recent power outages saw CRIT take action to ensure the health and safety of its members. A BIA outage impacted about 100 customers on June 7^th. Power was restored by midafternoon.  CRIT operated a number of cooling stations for those needing assistance.

A much larger outage effecting about 1,000 APS customers impacted the CRIT reservation and the Town of Parker on June 10^th. CRIT once again opened cooling stations and initiated emergency plans. The outage began just after midnight. Full power was restored around 1pm that day.