Work Zone
11 September 2023

ADOT, MCDOT receive federal grant to enhance work zone safety

The shared goal of enhancing safety in work zones is getting a helping hand from a $970,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant recently awarded to ADOT and the Maricopa County Department of
Two highway signs displaying this year's winning messages. "Seatbelts Always Pass The Vibe Check" is on top and "I'm just a sign, asking a driver to use turn signals" is on the bottom.

2023’s Safety Message Contest: A look back

Year Seven of ADOT's Safety Message Contest is in the books!

Project in process
8 September 2023

ADOT honored for support of minority- and women-owned firms

The honor from the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its Arizona Minority Business Development Agency Business Center recognizes ADOT's efforts in the area of supplier diversity.
A newly-constructed traffic interchange on Loop 303 near Phoenix.

ADOT traveled fast track in opening new Loop 303 interchanges west of I-17

As with many ADOT freeway improvement projects, the mission was a challenge: build two new interchanges along Loop 303 west of Interstate 17 in one year.

Well, the project team came through before Labor Day, which is symbolic given the holiday is certainly associated with hard work.

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State Route 68 pavement preservation project between Bullhead City and Golden Valley is completed.

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The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers that a newly paved 14-mile segment of State Route 68 between Bullhead City and Golden Valley is completed. 

The project included removing and replacing the existing pavement from east of the SR 68 and Laughlin Bridge intersection through the Union Pass section, west of Golden Valley (mileposts 0 to 14).

ADOT thanks the public for its patience and support during construction. 

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Lane restrictions planned on westbound I-10, US 60 near Broadway Curve

PHOENIX – A stretch of westbound Interstate 10 near Sky Harbor Airport will be narrowed to three lanes this weekend (June 28-July 1) for construction work, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend restrictions are in place:

  • Westbound I-10 narrowed to three lanes between Broadway Road and 24th Street from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday (June 30) for bridge and barrier construction as part of the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. Westbound I-10 off- and on-ramps at 40th Street closed (consider using the ramps at 32nd Street). Southbound SR 143 ramp to westbound I-10 closed. For more information visit: i10BroadwayCurve.com.
  • Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) narrowed to two lanes between Priest Drive and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday (June 30) for work on the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
    • Detour: Allow extra travel time and consider using northbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) to westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway). For more information visit: i10BroadwayCurve.com.
    • Note: Guadalupe Road closed in both directions near I-10 for approximately three weeks starting late Sunday night (12:01 a.m. Monday, July 1) for utility work. Consider using Elliot Road as an alternate route.
  • Southbound I-17 on-ramp at Loop 303 closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights (June 28-29) and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday (July 1) for a freeway pavement improvement project.
    • Detour: Loop 303/Sonoran Desert Drive traffic can use northbound 43rd Avenue or the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to enter southbound I-17.

Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or other factors. ADOT plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region. Most projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.

Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, the az511 app or by calling 511.

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7 September 2023

Oct. 3-4 conference in Tucson focuses on DBEs and small business

ADOT's DBE and Small Business Conference features opportunities for networking, discussions with prime contractors and buying agencies, breakout sessions, opportunities to learn about programs
A vehicle registration sticker on a license plate.

Don't let your expired vehicle registration stop you in your tracks

You are about to leave home for work, shopping or time with friends. You don’t expect to get pulled over, but it can happen if you don’t pay close attention to when your vehicle’s registration expires. 

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