ADOT Blog

Besides being an opportunity for visitors to check out the new Loop 303/I-10 interchange, ADOT's recent open house also offered the chance to reflect on what the new connection means to the area.

In order to repair the landslide-damaged portion of US 89, crews will need to drill and blast rock above the slide, then truck it below to build a buttress that will stabilize the area. ADOT captured one of the blasts on video.

On Saturday morning (Aug. 16), ADOT and the city of Goodyear will host an open house to allow visitors a close-up look at the soon-to-be-completed Loop 303/I-10 traffic interchange.

ADOT has just finished a series of bridge rehabilitation projects through the Virgin River Gorge and lifted several traffic restrictions in the area. However, a work zone will remain in place through 2016 for the reconstruction of Virgin River Bridge No. 6.

A major project that will add new lanes in both directions of Loop 101 between Shea Boulevard and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) is scheduled to begin this weekend (August 9-10).

In addition to commute times, travel alerts and various safety messages, ADOT's overhead message boards will now inform drivers of Blue and Silver Alerts.

Crews have just started work to reconstruct the landslide-damaged portion of US 89 south of Page and, as you can see in today's photos, considerable progress has already been made.

If you traveled in time, back to 1974, this logo is the one you’d see representing the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Currently, ADOT has 12 pavement improvement projects along Arizona’s portion of the I-40 corridor that will be completed this summer, are ongoing, or are included in the state’s five-year plan.

ADOT started a project to expand US 89 from two lanes to four lanes through the community of Cameron. The project also includes the removal and replacement of the existing US 89 Cameron Truss Bridge.