With more projects continuing, ADOT has completed critical pavement repairs on more than 300 miles of state highways since this effort began in June. 

Congratulations to our I-17 Improvement Project team, which is celebrating one year since major construction began to add new general purpose lanes and flex lanes along the 23 miles from Anthem Way to Sunset Point.

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

If you are the type of person who wants everything on your car, truck or motorcycle to be customized, please remember the license plate on the back must remain authentically Arizonan.

We have been made aware of a small number of people putting fictitious or altered license plates on the backs of their vehicles, rather than the plate issued by the ADOT Motor Vehicle Division. 

License plates can be more than a means of identifying a vehicle. Much like bumper stickers or the clothes we wear, specialty plates can an expression of our values and beliefs or a nod to our hobbies. 

Grand Ave & 57th Dr Intersection Project Map
The Arizona Department of Transportation, in coordination with the city of Glendale, will begin intersection improvements to improve the negative offsets at left turn lanes at the Grand Avenue and 57th Drive intersection.
Road work

Background

As the primary route from the city of Maricopa to the Phoenix area, State Route 347 (SR 347) has become a highly traveled corridor. In spring 2023, ADOT completed a safety study on SR 347 between I-10 and the northern city limits of Maricopa. The Road Safety Assessment (RSA) identified

ADOT-FHWA environmental review agreement image
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

Progress is happening and drivers are noticing.

Photo of SR 24
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