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Ramp meter along a Phoenix-area freeway (ADOT file photo 2023)
10/02/2023

ADOT expands network of adaptive Valley freeway ramp meters

Updated technology improves how ramp meters operate

ADOT continues to upgrade the Phoenix area’s network of adaptive freeway ramp meters used to improve the flow of traffic during busy rush hours. Interestingly, the improvements have not required the...
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ADOT-FHWA environmental review agreement image
09/28/2023

Public invited to comment on renewing ADOT-FHWA environmental review agreement

Input welcome through Oct. 30 on draft Memorandum of Understanding

The Federal Highway Administration ADOT are proposing to renew an agreement through which ADOT assumes FHWA’s authority for environmental reviews and determinations for certain types of projects...
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Photo of SR 24
09/27/2023

ADOT’s SR 24 extension in southeast Valley wins regional honor

Expressway stretching 4.5 miles has improved mobility in growing area

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s 4.5-mile State Route 24 extension that improved access in the southeast Valley has received a regional Best Projects Award from a leading industry...
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I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project
09/27/2023

Southbound SR 143 to close between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and I-10 (Sept. 29-Oct. 2)

Drivers should expect delays and plan for detours

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect delays as southbound State Route 143 will be closed between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and Interstate 10...
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I-17 Improvement Project
09/26/2023

I-17 Improvement Project continues to progress after one year of major construction

Milestones include blasting, earthwork, beginning of paving

If you’ve recently driven along Interstate 17 north of the Phoenix metro area, you’ve seen the flurry of construction activity, along with the distinct progress, as the I-17 Improvement Project moves...
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Colorado City Municipal Airport, planes and hangars
09/22/2023

Colorado City's airport honored as 2023 Airport of the Year

ADOT award acknowledges community engagement, facility upgrades

This is the second time Colorado City Municipal Airport has been named the state’s Airport of the Year. The first was in 1992. It is one of 67 airports across Arizona that are publicly owned and...
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MVD and Homeless ID Project
09/21/2023

ADOT, Homeless ID Project assist nearly 800 people in first month

Motor Vehicle Division station helps Phoenix facility’s clients get state-issued IDs

An Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office opened on the Human Services Campus near downtown Phoenix issued state IDs to 780 people in August, its first full month of...
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Volunteers cleaning a state highway in Tucson for National Cleanup Day
09/20/2023

Arizonans took to state highways for National Cleanup Day

Effort organized by ADOT Adopt a Highway removed 214 bags of litter

Fifteen groups with 123 volunteers answered the call to participate in this special event. Some of those groups have adopted highway miles through ADOT's Adopt a Highway program, while others joined...
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Aerial view of Interstate 17 near Sunset Point.
09/20/2023

ADOT releases final Long Range Transportation Plan

State Transportation Board will review at its October meeting

A broad cross-section of Arizonans, nearly 10,000 in all, took surveys, attended public meetings and shared comments through the public involvement process. The plan, which is updated every five years...
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I-17
09/15/2023

ADOT conducting public survey about I-17 speed limit in Phoenix

Input sought in association with new law, independent speed study

ADOT has launched a public survey to gather input about the speed limit along a stretch of Interstate 17 in Phoenix, in accordance with a new state law. This release provides additional information...
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