Between the hot temperatures, dust storms and monsoon, Arizona’s summer weather creates the perfect storm for dangerous driving conditions each year (pun intended).
With mid-June marking the official start of the monsoon season, the Arizona Department of Transportation has simple tips to help drivers stay safe when summer storms pack blinding dust and heavy rain.
Motorists should plan ahead and expect to use detours as eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between SR 51 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday, June 16, to 4 a.m. Monday, June 19, for bridge work and a
The Arizona Department of Transportation completed a feasibility study in 2022 to assess the US 60 and Loop 303 (Estrella Freeway) interchange and other intersections along US 60 from 163rd Avenue in Surprise to R H Johnson Boulevard in Sun City West.
Drivers who normally would use State Route 89A in an area north of uptown Sedona should allow extra travel time and plan to use detours due to scheduled highway closures between June 20 and 28
You probably have seen the images of large dust storms blanketing communities with walls of dust during a summer monsoon storm. Visibility on our roadways can turn to almost nothing and be dangerous to drive through during one of these dust storms.
The 2023 America’s Transportation Awards named the effort Best Use of Technology and Innovation, Medium Project, for the Western region. The competition is sponsored by AASHTO, an association
