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A major component of the work will be building the direct ramps to create the freeway-to-freeway interchange. When completed over the next two-and-a-half years, drivers will skip the traffic signals at the current Loop 303/I-17 diamond interchange.
Engineers at ADOT play a vital role in building and maintaining Arizona’s roads. During National Engineers Week, Feb. 22-28, we’re celebrating engineers and the work they do to keep Arizona moving.
As we mark National Engineers Week, let’s introduce you to where the action happens: ADOT’s State Engineer’s Office, led by State Engineer and Deputy Director Audra Merrick.

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The use of thermal detection cameras to spot wrong-way vehicles on freeway off-ramps along Phoenix-area freeways will continue to grow, especially after the cameras have worked well as part of a pilot project along Interstate 17.
If you are traveling this weekend, remember to keep these driving tips in mind.
Lowell, Arizona is a place out of time, a throwback to classic American design that is just one turn away from State Route 80.
We take a close look at both the details and the history of the Perksinsville Bridge over the Verde River.
http://azdot.gov/adotkidsA few enterprising ADOT employees have found a new way to spread the word about dust-storm safety, but they need your help to finish it!
When talking about historic Arizona towns, our minds suddenly leap to more popular haunts like Jerome, a must-stop along the curvaceous State Route 89A, or Tombstone, the Old West archetype on State Route 80. But the fact is our state is...
There's a little ambiguity surrounding the corner featured in an iconic Eagles song, though Winslow rightly claims and celebrates it.
There's a little ambiguity surrounding the corner featured in an iconic Eagles song, though Winslow rightly claims and celebrates it.
It may not quite be to the level of "Star Trek," but ADOT has embraced virtual communication during the current public health situation.
The important ongoing project to reconstruct the Interstate 17 bridge over Central Avenue south of downtown Phoenix remains in an early stage. But before the work got started, our staff at ADOT knew the bridge work zone would present...