Lighting

Blogs/News articles tagged as Lighting

June 15, 2021 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – The installation of improved lighting in the Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel north of downtown Phoenix has been completed. Arizona Department of Transportation crews have worked in stages this year to replace old fixtures in the tunnel with modern, energy efficient LED lights.

May 11, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nintzel / ADOT Communications

Things are looking pretty bright for our project to install LED lighting in the Deck Park Tunnel - pun intended.

March 11, 2021 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is busy installing new street lights along US 160 just east of Tuba City improving the safety of the road by increasing visibility at night.

The $700,000 project is adding 43 light poles extending the existing roadway lighting nearly 2 miles.

Street lighting improves visibility and safety while driving at night. According to a 2014 case study by the Federal Highway Administration, street lighting at rural intersections can reduce overall nighttime crashes by up to 40% and nighttime injury crashes by up to 25%.

October 7, 2019 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

ADOT is joining Governor Doug Ducey to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

October 7, 2016 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX - The Queen Creek Tunnel on US 60 east of Superior now has a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system, making it Arizona’s first tunnel to have this innovative and energy-saving technology.

To clean the tunnel’s walls and ceilings after this installation, US 60 in the area will be closed in both directions for six hours every night beginning the evening of Monday, Oct. 10, and ending early Friday, Oct. 14. The closures, which are scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. and end at 4 a.m., will be in effect between Superior at milepost 226 and Oak Flat at milepost 231.

December 23, 2014 | Blog Articles

An innovative project near Superior is set to improve visibility and reduce maintenance costs.

January 29, 2014 | Blog Articles

The photo was taken in December 1978 and, according to our notes, was snapped on I-15 near the Cedar Pocket exit.

December 5, 2013 | Blog Articles

With more than 6,000 miles of highway to oversee and maintain, ADOT relies on its fleet of trusty vehicles to help get the job done.

February 29, 2012 | Blog Articles

ADOT’s efforts to ease some of the stop-and-go traffic on Grand Avenue have been pretty successful so far, but you don’t have to just take our word – we’ve got the results to prove it!

Before we reveal those findings, let’s back things up a bit first …

February 2, 2012 | Blog Articles

Nothing seems to slow a commute down like having to stop at one red light after another. That’s why ADOT is working to synchronize some of its signals – a move that can help traffic flow a little more smoothly while reducing the type of stop-and-go traffic that can lead to congestion.

June 23, 2011 | Blog Articles

If you drive Valley freeways during rush hour, you’re probably pretty familiar with ramp meters … They’re the two-light signals positioned at most Valley on-ramps that tell motorists when it’s okay to head onto the freeway. Ramp meters have been used in the Phoenix-Metro area for about the past 20 years and maybe you think not much about them has changed … but, actually they’ve recently become much more efficient!