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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: South Mountain Freeway construction heads into home stretch in 2019

By Press release submission | Jan 4, 2019

Crews completing bridges, ramps and paving for Arizona’s largest highway project

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: No full highway closures through New Year’s Day

By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2018

Agency aids holiday travelers by limiting construction project work

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant aids ADOT crash-data gathering efforts

By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2018

A grant from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety will help the Arizona Department of Transportation enhance the collection of vehicle crash data that, in turn, will allow transportation engineers, law enforcement and researchers better examine traffic collision trends, as well as the causes of fatalities and serious injuries.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:Nov. 29 public meeting on improving mobility south of downtown Tucson

By Press release submission | Nov 26, 2018

Pima County residents will have another opportunity to comment on plans to improve traffic flow along Interstate 10 and State Route 210 in Tucson during a public meeting in late November.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Traffic signals adapt to traffic in real time to speed commutes

By Press release submission | Nov 15, 2018

Oracle Road in northern Pima County seeing benefits

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: ADOT program helping more women enter construction trades

By Press release submission | Oct 25, 2018

An unemployed single mom of three, Iris Bost hoped to break into the male-dominated construction industry that would provide better pay than working retail.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: ADOT director responds to agreement to study I-10

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2018

Following the Maricopa Association of Governments’ announcement that an agreement has been reached with the Gila River Indian Community to study I-10 between the Valley and Casa Grande, Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: ADOT partnership helps tribal members launch construction careers

By Press release submission | Oct 4, 2018

Academy teams agency, Yavapai-Apache Nation, community college

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Mainline paving for South Mountain Freeway begins in Ahwatukee

By Press release submission | Sep 27, 2018

In another important step toward completing the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the first pavement along the Pecos segment is being put down this week in Ahwatukee.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Ahwatukee waterline relocation progressing for South Mountain Freeway

By Press release submission | Sep 5, 2018

Crews will begin restoring two-way traffic to Liberty Lane in Ahwatukee after several months of work to relocate a 4-foot-diameter waterline from the path of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.

Crews scheduled to repave sections of U.S. 70 near Peridot

By Carol Ostrow | Jul 5, 2018

Motorists are advised that temporarily reduced speed limits will take effect starting the week of July 9 along U.S. 70 near the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation community of Peridot.

Arizona DOT expands videoconferencing capabilities to Phoenix

By Marian Johns | Jul 2, 2018

PHOENIX — Two grants from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety totaling $50,000 will allow Phoenix-area law enforcement officers to testify in Arizona Department of Transportation administrative cases via video conferencing.

ADOT to work on U.S. Highway 60 near Show Low

By Giselle Rances | Jun 2, 2018

Motorists who will drive along the area are advised to prepare for any delays while crew work is ongoing.

Eastbound I-10 exit ramp at 59th Avenue closed

By Soutrik Das | May 7, 2018

The eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 59th Avenue is now permanently shut down as part of the interchange project to connect the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway with Interstate 10 in the West Valley.

Roundabout construction resumes at I-8 and Araby Road in Yuma

By Sandra Lane | Mar 31, 2018

Work in this area, which had been suspended for five months to accommodate the impact on Yuma's winter visitors and the peak produce season, started again March 26.

ADOT reinstates program to support local transportation projects

By Rumbidzai Karen Musvosvi | Mar 12, 2018

The Arizona Department of Transportation has brought back the Highway User Revenue Fund Exchange Program.

Interchange at I-40 and I-17 to receive upgrades

By Rumbidzai Karen Musvosvi | Feb 9, 2018

This spring, the final layer of asphalt will be placed on Interstate 40 between Parks and Riordan, completing the pavement improvement project.

3 new specialty plates available at ServiceArizona.com

By Rumbidzai Karen Musvosvi | Jan 26, 2018

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division has released specialty license plates commemorating Luke Air Force Base, the Arizona Science Center and the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction.

ADOT receives environmental review authority for highway projects

By Marian Johns | Jan 21, 2018

The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration recently signed a memorandum of understanding that gives the ADOT environmental review authority and responsibility for certain projects.

Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project moves forward