Things now look a lot different for drivers heading north on Interstate 17 once they reach Black Canyon City. Beginning today, May 5, northbound traffic will shift into the two newly constructed flex lanes of I-17 while construction work continues.
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May 5, 2025 | News/Press Release
Beginning May 5, drivers will shift to new flex lanes as work continues
March 5, 2025 | Blog Articles
By Laura Douglas / ADOT Communications
Hundreds of plants were salvaged with their native soil and taken to temporary nurseries established specifically for the I-17 Improvement Project. Now they are beginning to be replanted, including dozens of saguaros.
February 6, 2025 | News/Press Release
Bypass detour in place for I-17 Improvement Project bridge takedown
Drivers traveling along southbound Interstate 17 during the overnight hours next week should plan for full closures of I-17 at Bumble Bee Road (milepost 248) for work to take down the old Bumble Bee bridge over southbound I-17 as part of the I-17 Improvement Project.
January 27, 2025 | News/Press Release
Additional patrols begin Jan. 27 to reduce speeding, crashes in work zone
Beginning Jan. 27, drivers traveling through the I-17 Improvement Project corridor between Anthem Way and Sunset Point will see additional Department of Public Safety troopers looking for drivers who speed and drive recklessly. This collaborative effort between the Arizona Department of Transportation and DPS is designed to increase safety and reduce the number of crashes in the work zone.
July 17, 2024 | News/Press Release
Closures necessary for I-17 Improvement Project bridge work
Drivers traveling along southbound Interstate 17 during the overnight hours next week should plan for closures of I-17 at Bumble Bee Road (milepost 248) for ongoing work to reconstruct the southbound Bumble Bee bridge as part of the I-17 Improvement Project.
February 29, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Laura Douglas / ADOT Communications
It’s a question we get often on the I-17 Improvement Project – when will the new lanes from Anthem Way to Black Canyon City be done and open to traffic?
December 4, 2023 | News/Press Release
I-17 Improvement Project marks another milestone for bridge work and progress
On Dec. 1, crews with the I-17 Improvement Project opened the new southbound Moores Gulch bridge at milepost 238 and shifted traffic onto the new lanes of that bridge. It’s a milestone marking the major bridge work progress happening on this project.
October 11, 2023 | Blog Articles
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications
ADOT recently marked one year of major construction for a project expanding capacity on 23 miles of Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and Sunset Point. So it seems an ideal time for our podcast, On the Road with ADOT, to catch up with Laura Douglas, the communications lead for this ambitious effort.
October 3, 2023 | Blog Articles
By Jennifer Toth / ADOT Director
Congratulations to our I-17 Improvement Project team, which is celebrating one year since major construction began to add new general purpose lanes and flex lanes along the 23 miles from Anthem Way to Sunset Point. I drive this stretch of I-17 quite often and am excited to see firsthand the progress being made on this well-traveled highway.
June 29, 2023 | News/Press Release
First of its kind system in Arizona to change how drivers travel on I-17
PHOENIX – Motorists driving Interstate 17 north of Phoenix over the last year have seen crews moving dirt and blasting rock to make way for a wider and safer 23-mile stretch of highway between Anthem Way and Sunset Point, as part of the I-17 Improvement Project
November 11, 2022 | Blog Articles
By Laura Douglas / ADOT Communications
Crews are removing viable native vegetation along the 23-mile I-17 improvement project corridor so it can be cared for and closely monitored during construction, then eventually replanted alongside an improved wider highway.
October 28, 2021 | News/Press Release
The Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with the developer team that will design, build, operate and maintain the Interstate 17 Improvement Project from Anthem Way to Sunset Point.
The total project cost is $445,940,000, which includes the construction cost by the developer team, along with ADOT’s cost to administer the project.