[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Owens Dedicates New Vehicle Emission Inspection Station in Goodyear

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ADEQ Director Owens Dedicates New Vehicle Emission Inspection Station in
Goodyear

PHOENIX (Dec. 19, 2008) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) Director Steve Owens on Friday dedicated the Valley's latest
vehicle inspection (VEI) station, located at 16140 W. Eddie Albert Way
in Goodyear. 

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning, Director Owens said the
station officially will be open for business to motorists on Jan. 2.
The three-lane station, which is expected to handle about 80,000
inspections annually, will serve the rapidly growing Southwest Valley
when the department's new contract with Gordon-Darby, Inc. goes into
effect on Jan. 1.    

"This new station will make it easier for people who live and work in
Goodyear and other parts of the Southwest Valley to get their vehicles
inspected," Director Owens said. "This station will help protect the
Valley's air quality, while making the inspections more convenient."  

Each inspection lane at the new station will have the capability to
perform all types of emissions inspections, including two on-board
diagnostic (OBD) inspections simultaneously on each inspection lane. The
station will be able to quickly and efficiently inspect both
conventional- and OBD-equipped vehicles.
 
Owens said that ADEQ included a requirement that an additional VEI
station be built in the Southwest Valley when the VEI contract was sent
out for bids last year.

"This is one of the fastest growing parts of the Valley, and we are
committed to giving the people of this area the service they need and
deserve," Director Owens added.  "They will have shorter wait times as
well as electronic signs with updated information on wait times to help
them know the best time to come to the station."  

For more information on ADEQ's VEI program, including locations of all
inspection stations and wait-time updates, please visit our Web page:
http://www.myazcar.com/.

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topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
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