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06/27/2019

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is ADOT’s 2019 Airport of the Year

PHOENIX – Community outreach and growth are among the reasons Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Airport of the Year for 2019. The airport has won the title...

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06/21/2019

Pedestrian tunnel at ADOT’s Nogales commercial port now open 24/7

PHOENIX – A tunnel built to keep pedestrians safe near the Arizona Department of Transportation’s commercial port of entry in Nogales is now open around the clock. ADOT’s Enforcement and Compliance...

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06/21/2019

Two Loop 101 ramps at Scottsdale, Hayden roads close June 24

PHOENIX – Two additional Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramps at Scottsdale and Hayden roads in north Scottsdale will be closed for approximately 60 days starting Monday night, June 24, for an ongoing...

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06/19/2019

ADOT testing concrete pavement treatment along Loop 202

PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation engineers are exploring another option for smoothing out the ride along Phoenix-area freeways where the asphalt pavement showed its age and was wearing...

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06/18/2019

Firefighters at Grand Canyon National Park Airport keep training sharp

PHOENIX – Firefighters need regular training to be ready for emergencies, and that goes for the seven firefighters assigned to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Grand Canyon National Park...

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06/18/2019

Arizona sees fewer vehicle crashes, fewer people injured in 2018, but more fatalities

PHOENIX – Arizona saw fewer crashes, fewer fatal crashes, fewer injury crashes and fewer crash-caused injuries on its roadways in 2018 compared to 2017, according to the 2018 Motor Vehicle Crash Facts...

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06/14/2019

ADOT announces winners in 2019 Safety Message Contest

PHOENIX – Man’s best friend and a clever play on words were the big winners in the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Safety Message Contest. After tallying more than 5,000 votes for the 15 safety...

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06/13/2019

Route 66 in Flagstaff restricted overnights for pedestrian signal installation

PHOENIX – West Route 66 in Flagstaff is going to be narrowed to one lane in each direction overnight for the next five weeks starting Monday, June 17, while the Arizona Department of Transportation...

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06/13/2019

Two Loop 101 ramps at Scottsdale, Hayden roads to close June 17

PHOENIX – A pair of Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramps at Scottsdale and Hayden roads in north Scottsdale will be closed for approximately 60 days starting Monday night, June 17, for an ongoing freeway...

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06/12/2019

Cleaning ADOT freeway pump stations is year-round effort

You can help pump stations by not littering freeways

PHOENIX – When stormwater from Valley rains, including monsoon thunderstorms, makes its way through freeway drainage systems, that runoff carries a lot of trash into the Arizona Department of...

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You can help pump stations by not littering freeways

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