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08/10/2026

Forever linked: The I-10 tunnel and Hance Park have different birthdays

While the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel turns 36, younger "sibling" Margaret T. Hance Park maintains its place as a space for the community to gather.

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08/07/2026

Big freeway construction project is in its early stages south of I-10 in Goodyear

The opening of a well-known travel center featuring a beaver mascot in Goodyear made a lot more news this summer than the start of ADOT’s latest freeway construction project, also in that West Valley city. The project to extend Loop 303...

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Close-up view of textured grooves on a concrete road surface, with blurred vehicles and highway scenery in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

08/05/2026

What is diamond grinding?

You may have heard that diamond grinding is currently being used on the SR 51, I-10 to Shea Blvd pavement project and the pavement improvement projects on the Loop 101 Agua Fria and Pima freeways. But what does that actually mean? Diamond...

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From the Director: Make better choices when driving

We are launching a website with a collection of safe-driving resources to help drivers make better decisions behind the wheel.

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01/29/2019

Art of Transportation: A perspective on bridge-building

This week's Art of Transportation is all about giving some scale to what goes into a major undertaking such as the South Mountain Freeway.

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South Mountain Freeway girder construction

01/28/2019

What a difference a weekend makes for the South Mountain Freeway

Before and after photos show how ADOT's Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project is advancing quickly.

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Aerial view of Interstate 10 bridges at Jimmie Kerr Boulevard

01/25/2019

VIDEO: Out with the old bridges, in with the new

Watch as our drone flies over the demolition work on the old I-10 bridges at Jimmie Kerr Boulevard in Casa Grande and the new bridges that are part of a widening project there.

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01/24/2019

Throwback Thursday: Over the river

Whether today or 40 years ago, our highway engineers and crews are thinking about how to move traffic from one side to the other of the Salt River in Phoenix.

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Deck pour at night with lights and figure of a person

01/23/2019

Art of Transportation: I-10 and Earley Road deck pour

A deck pour is a lot more than simply laying steel and pouring cement. It can be beautiful too.

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Excavators work on a dirt construction site near a bridge with mountains in the background.

01/22/2019

Old lanes recycled to help build widened stretch of I-10 in Eloy

Recycling is for more than just old newspapers and soda cans. In Pinal County, ADOT is saving time and money as we widen I-10 near Eloy by recycling old highway lanes.

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Aerial view of Interstate 10 dust detection system project

01/18/2019

VIDEO: A year of progress with more ahead on I-10 near Eloy

We are just the past the one-year mark for our project to widen I-10 near Eloy. Watch what we have accomplished so far and what drivers can expect before the work finishes later this year.

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