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The project to build a freeway-to-freeway connection between I-40 and US 93 in Kingman features all the usual elements of a big interchange: new travel lanes, bridges, flyover ramps and two absolutely massive concrete bunkers.

Imagine this situation: You’re involved in a crash and your car is no longer operable. You and the other driver need to get to the shoulder of the highway, but cars and trucks are whizzing past. 

To discuss the importance of Crash Responder Safety Week, this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Luis Venegas, supervisor of our Incident Response Unit.
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Drivers should be prepared for delays up to 30 minutes

I-40 Kingman Closure Map for Blasting

I-40 will be closed to traffic between Stockton Hill Road and Beale Street in Kingman for controlled blastings.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan for a series of temporary nighttime full closures of Interstate 40 in Kingman for controlled rock blasting operations as work continues on the I-40/US 93 West Kingman Interchange project. 

The full closures of I-40 between Stockton Hill Road and Beale Street (mileposts 51-48) are scheduled to be in place for approximately 30 minutes starting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 4, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Dec. 18 and Dec. 23:

  • Crews will begin narrowing I-40 to a single lane in each direction beginning at 7 p.m. and then fully close the highway at 8 p.m.
  • Drivers should be prepared for delays of up to 30 minutes.
  • Drivers should expect delays while crews set up traffic control and use caution around construction personnel and equipment.
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Southbound Loop 101 new lane open (Scottsdale) Nov 10, '25
ADOT has opened a new southbound lane along Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between Princess Drive and Shea Boulevard. Learn more about the latest milestone for the Loop 101 Improvement Project in Scottsdale.
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Northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard closed in north Scottsdale Dec. 5-8

Loop 101 off-ramp at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard also closed

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures and restrictions as part of the Loop 101 widening project in north Scottsdale:

  • The northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, to 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8.
    • Detour: Drivers may consider using westbound Shea Boulevard to northbound Hayden Road to eastbound Cactus Road to access Loop 101.
  • REMINDER: The northbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the northbound Loop 101 frontage road between Raintree Drive and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, to 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8.
    • On-ramp Detour: Drivers may consider using the northbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Raintree Drive and traveling west to Hayden Road or east to 92nd Street, then traveling north to Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard.
    • Frontage Road Detour: Drivers can use the northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Raintree Drive to exit at Princess Drive/Pima Road and travel west to southbound Hayden Road to access Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard.
    • At the same time, eastbound Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard will be narrowed to one lane between Loop 101 and 90th Street.
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This week's episode of On the Road with ADOT podcast features the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, which will add lanes and other much-needed upgrades along 26 miles of the interstate between Chandler and Casa Grande.