What inspires you to get involved in cleaning up highway trash? 

That is a question recently answered by Altar Valley Conservation Alliance representative and Adopt a Highway volunteer Julia Guglielmo. 

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Drivers should expect delays and allow extra travel time

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for east- and westbound lane restrictions on Interstate 10 in Tonopah beginning Monday, Aug. 4.

The following eastbound lane restrictions will occur daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday, Aug. 4, through Friday, Aug. 8, for guardrail installation:

  • Eastbound I-10 between Salome Road and Tonopah (milepost 90) will be reduced to one lane. Note: Motorists should anticipate a 1.5-mile lane restriction while crews progress through the work zone.
  • A 12-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. 
  • The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.

The following lane restrictions will occur from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., for fog sealing operations: 

  • East- and westbound I-10 will be reduced to one lane between milepost 85 and Tonopah (milepost 90) Monday, Aug. 4, and Tuesday, Aug. 5.
  • North- and southbound Salome Road will be reduced to one lane with alternating traffic control via a temporary signal Wednesday, Aug. 6.
  • An 11-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. 
  • The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph.
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A snowplow with the name "Darth Blader" on the side.
Arizonans have chosen six names for ADOT’s snowplows in the third Name-A-Snowplow Contest. After counting more than 14,000 votes, the winning snowplow names are: CTRL + SALT + DELETE, Blizzard of Oz
Us 60, SR 61 Project Map

Project Cost: $9.5 million

The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on a pavement rehabilitation project along US 60 between Show Low and Springerville. The 16-mile-long project is between State Route 61 and Wildcat Creek (mileposts 353-369). Construction is expected to be completed by the fall.

I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as northbound SR 143 will be closed between I-10 and Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m
BWC Work Zone
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound US 60 will be closed between Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday

Spanning more than 350 miles from its westernmost point in San Diego to its eastern terminus at the Interstate 10 junction in Casa Grande, Interstate 8 is a primary route for travel in the Southwest.

Here’s the history of how the highway came to be.

map of SR-264 Corridor Planning Study Area
The State Route (SR) 264 corridor in northeast Arizona serves as a major highway for the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation, which includes several population centers such as Moenkopi, Third Mesa, Kykotsmovi, Second Mesa, First Mesa, Keams Canyon, and Jeddito.
Progress along the Interstate 40/US 93 interchange project in Kingman sometimes can be apparent at the end of each day’s work, but in some cases, it’s quite visible even at night.
Mark Sanders, featured in this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, is involved in a wide variety of efforts to promote safe commercial travel across the U.S.-Mexico border and safe travel for Arizonans visiting Sonora.