Transportation Programming

The Arizona Department of Transportation undertakes long-range planning efforts to ensure Arizona’s highway system can compete in the global marketplace, keep pace with population growth, and support our quality of life. In October 2023, the Board approved the update of ADOT’s Long-Range Transportation Plan  (LRTP) which establishes transportation investment priorities for ADOT based on the needs of the transportation system and anticipated future revenues. These priorities are ultimately reflected in ADOT’s Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, which is prepared and revised annually.

The Five-Year Program contains the programs and projects to be developed and constructed by the ADOT over the next five years on Interstates, state highways, and certain local roads, along with the estimated costs, funding sources and anticipated year for each project phase. The program is developed by working closely with local planning organizations and community leaders to identify ready-to-construct or design projects. A potential project goes through several levels of review to become part of the program before being presented to the State Transportation Board for consideration and approval. A public comment period and public hearing are also part of the process. The Board considers all public comments before voting to approve the Five-Year Program.

Changes to the to the five-year program may occur throughout the year and can be viewed at https://estip.azdot.gov/.