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Interim changes to help improve traffic flow at and near the Loop 303 interchange with US 60 (Grand Avenue) in Surprise have been completed. Learn more here about the near-term improvements ADOT has implemented.

Weekend freeway improvement work will require a closure of eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in Gilbert and restrictions along Loop 101 near State Route 51 and in the area of Loop 101 and 75th Avenue (Northwest Valley). Learn more about the locations and the scheduled times for restrictions here.

Mobile kiosks are allowing the Homeless ID Project and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division to expand efforts to provide state-issued driver licenses and ID cards for those experiencing homelessness.

The southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) ramp to eastbound Loop 202 in Chandler will be closed for approximately two weeks starting late Friday, Feb. 20, for pavement replacement work as part of the Santan Freeway widening project. Learn more here.

The Town of Quartzsite and the Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Wednesday, March 4, to share plans for a project at Interstate 10 that will widen Quartzsite Boulevard and improve frontage roads.

The public submitted more than 2,300 entries in ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow contest and that’s been narrowed down to 12 finalists.

Work is set to gear up this weekend (Feb. 21-22) on ADOT’s project to add travel lanes and other improvements along Loop 303 between I-17 and 51st Avenue in north Phoenix. Learn more here.

The federal government funding bill signed into law recently includes $20 million that will allow the Arizona Department of Transportation to build a road connecting State Route 80 and a new Douglas commercial port of entry in its full four-lane configuration.

ADOT is encouraging anyone who has vehicle title or registration issues when involved in a vehicle purchase to file an incident report through the ADOT Fraud Hotline. ADOT diligently investigates each complaint to assist the complainant, as well as ensure the dealers are following Arizona statutes and regulations. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) invites members of the public to provide feedback as part of the state law enforcement accreditation process for its Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD).

Following weekend work, ADOT has opened a second lane leading into and along the eastbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) ramp to State Route 51 in northeast Phoenix. Learn more here.

Dozens of volunteers fanned out along SR 286, which travels between the border community of Sasabe and SR 86 west of Tucson. Much of its path is through high desert grassland in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge and set beneath the scenic Baboquivari Mountains. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation has opened a new truck parking lot at the Sunset Point Rest Area as part of a statewide plan to add hundreds of commercial truck parking spaces to meet the growing demand along interstate freeways. 

Work to enhance traffic flow along a busy stretch of 75th Avenue at Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) will start Sunday night, Feb. 1. Learn more about the scheduled restrictions here.

There are plenty of miles to adopt along state highways, and getting started is as simple as visiting azdot.gov/adoptahighway. Groups receive two-year permits to clean up roadside litter on highway segments that are deemed safe for volunteers. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation is once again asking the public to help name a few of its snowplows. Back for its fourth year, ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest gives Arizonans the opportunity to submit creative names for four of ADOT’s snowplows.

ADOT has completed the State Route 260: Rim Road to Gibson Road improvement between Forest Lakes and Heber-Overgaard leading up the Mogollon Rim. Crews constructed a 5-foot shoulder on each side of the highway between mile markers 282 and 304. 

Drivers should prepare for nighttime lane restrictions and delays on US 93 north of Wickenburg as a project starts Monday, Jan. 26, to improve pavement on a 16-mile segment of the highway.

Enrolled members of federally recognized tribal nations can now receive driver licenses, instruction permits and ID cards bearing a Native American designation. Those who choose this option will have the words “Native American” printed on the front of their credential.

In addition to prioritizing affordability and protecting Arizona’s quality of life, Governor Hobbs’ Executive Budget proposal includes strategic transportation investments that safeguard Arizona’s investment in state highways, enhance safety and help rural communities.