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July 16, 2021 | News/Press Release

The Final Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement for the 280-mile Interstate 11 study corridor – stretching from Nogales to Wickenburg – is now available for public review. 

After five years of study, technical analysis and input from communities and stakeholders, this publication of the I-11 Final Tier 1 EIS marks a milestone for the proposed corridor.

The Final Tier 1 EIS, including a Preliminary Section 4(f) Evaluation, is available at i11study.com/Arizona/index.asp.

April 6, 2020 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

While those other drivers during your commute may sometimes seem like a nuisance, the truth is they - and you - are an important part of making sure the state gets its fair amount of transportation funds.

October 24, 2019 | News/Press Release

The Arizona Department of Transportation has received a 2019 National Roadway Safety Award for the wrong-way vehicle alert system being tested on Interstate 17 in Phoenix.

October 18, 2018 | Blog Articles
By David Woodfill / ADOT Communications

Using a federal grant, ADOT recently obtained two drones and certified two pilots to help share views of projects and landscapes.

July 10, 2018 | Blog Articles
By John Halikowski / ADOT Director

ADOT joins other DOTs in seeking a federal grant to develop a program alerting commercial truck drivers to available public parking at I-10 rest areas.

May 17, 2018 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

A 1971 public meeting in Globe to discuss a new route for US 60/70 is one example of ADOT's commitment to public comments on its projects.

January 4, 2018 | News/Press Release

Recognizing that states can comply with federal environmental requirements on their own while streamlining processes, a new agreement assigns ADOT environmental review authority and responsibility for many projects found to not have significant environmental impacts.

October 5, 2016 | Blog Articles
By Ryan Harding / ADOT Communications

ADOT was on hand for an Innovation Exchange Campaign event held this week in Tempe. Get a glimpse of the future.

July 27, 2016 | Blog Articles
By Brock Barnhart / ADOT Communications

With a three-year environmental study that began recently for an I-11 corridor between Nogales and Wickenburg, here’s a quick rundown of who’s involved.

March 11, 2015 | Blog Articles

The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has received final approval from the Federal Highway Administration, which means ADOT can now move the project forward.

December 11, 2014 | Blog Articles

Through a collaborative effort among ADOT, DPS, FHWA and MAG, a new program was recently launched that stations DPS officers at the Traffic Operations Center.

November 8, 2011 | Blog Articles
You might say each ADOT road construction project is a sum of its parts
September 19, 2011 | Blog Articles

It’s been just about six months, but today the residents of Mescal and J-Six Ranch got their bridge back and can finally say goodbye to one lengthy detour!

September 13, 2011 | Blog Articles

Over the past several years, ADOT has worked to transform the highly traveled US 93 between Wickenburg to the Hoover Dam from a two-lane highway to an environmentally friendly four-lane, divided highway. A project of this scale will always present its share of issues, but widening the final section – from Kingman to the Mike O’Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge – provided ADOT with an especially unique challenge …