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ADOT's Safety Message Contest is back for the 7th time

It’s that time again, Arizona!

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19 July 2023

ADOT’s Safety Message Contest returns

PHOENIX – Have you ever traveled past one of the unconventional traffic safety messages that the Arizona Department of Transportation displays on overhead message boards and thought, “Hey, I can do

A multi-lane interstate highway cuts through a desert landscape.

I-10 in Buckeye now provides smoother sailing than the Gila River

In those years just before a freeway improvement project is ready to start, we’re all allowed to imagine what it will be like once the work is done. On I-10 in the Buckeye area, the imagination has become reality. 

A collage of the images of many Arizona specialty license plates.

Specialty license plates help provide a voice to more than just the driver

You may have seen vehicles with an Arizona Cardinals plate, Phoenix Suns plate or Veterans plate – maybe one with the Special Olympics Arizona logo on it. Clearly, the vehicles’ owners support the team or organization displayed on the plate. But did you know that the plate supports the organization’s charitable efforts as well? 

File photo of Sunset Point Rest Area
17 July 2023

Bathrooms With a View: Sunset Point Rest Area has reopened

PHOENIX – Great news for Interstate 17 travelers: The Sunset Point Rest Area is open after an Arizona Department of Transportation project to upgrade its restrooms, water and septic systems, and other

John Wayne Parkway (SR 347) Improvements — Smith-Enke Road (SR 238) to Maricopa city limits Map
John Wayne Parkway Construction Photo
John Wayne Parkway Construction Photo
John Wayne Parkway Construction Photo

John Wayne Parkway (SR 347) Improvements — Smith-Enke Road (SR 238) to Maricopa city limits

This project is now complete - June 2024

The project widened SR 347, added turn lanes, improved pedestrian safety, and upgraded drainage. It was jointly funded by ADOT and Maricopa, with the city managing future maintenance.

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A desert tortoise eats a shrub in the desert. Saguaro cactuses are in the background.

How ADOT works with desert tortoises

ADOT helps support tortoise populations by paying attention to where these shelled reptiles may burrow near highways. Before highway construction projects begin, environmental specialists survey the area to identify tortoises that may be living there. Construction and maintenance workers are trained to look for tortoises, too.
Loop 303 sign in northwest Valley (ADOT)
14 July 2023

Loop 303 restricted at night July 17-20 near Northern Ave.

Loop 303 is scheduled to be narrowed to one lane in both directions near the Northern Avenue and Northern Parkway interchanges Monday through Thursday nights, July 17-20, for pavement maintenance.
Map showing milepost 243 of State Route 87 near Payson
14 July 2023

ADOT restores northbound SR 87 to two lanes south of Payson

Great news for those heading to the Mogollon Rim and White Mountains to beat the heat: Northbound SR 87 is two lanes again about 10 miles south of Payson. AZ511.gov has the latest on highways heading
Five new specialty license plates available in Arizona
13 July 2023

ADOT unveils five new specialty license plates

In addition to more than 90 other speciality plates that can be viewed at azdot.gov/plates and ordered at azmvdnow.gov/plates, MVD now offers Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock, Arizona Realtors® Homes for All
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