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Overnight lane restrictions on State Route 347 between the City of Maricopa and Casa Blanca Road are scheduled this weekend for a pavement improvement project.

The Arizona Department of Transportation invites the public to attend two public meetings to provide input on options to address traffic operations, safety and regional travel growth along Interstate 10 between the Deck Park Tunnel and the I-10/I-17 Split interchange in Central Phoenix.

Arizona’s first three electric vehicle charging stations constructed as part of a federally-funded program to develop a nationwide network of fast-charging stations are now open.

The dashboards, available at azdot.gov/CrashFacts, are dynamic and provide data charts, crash mapping, and data tables that update as users apply filters and navigate across different dashboard pages.

Hundreds of community members gathered midday Monday to celebrate a new interchange along Interstate 40 in this northwestern Arizona community not by watching the first cars roll across the roadway, but by looking to the sky for a ceremonial flyover of a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.

Construction crews with the Interstate 10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project (I-10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande) have begun active construction on an 11-mile stretch of I-10 in both directions between Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain freeways) and the Gila River.

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications and Public Involvement won two national awards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

Arizona Highways magazine, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, won 23 awards for excellence in writing, photography, design, and digital content at the 46th annual International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) conference. 

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened US 160 east of Kayenta after making critical repairs to a flood-damaged portion of the highway. 

Crews worked over the past week, including through the weekend, on drainage improvements, roadway reconstruction, new pavement and asphalt, and new striping for approximately 80 feet of damaged roadway near Dennehotso. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking input on its State Freight Plan, which identifies future improvements to the state’s transportation system that are critical to the movement of goods.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, more than 224 volunteers from 33 volunteer groups around the state collected 382 bags of trash from Arizona highways.

ADOT has begun critical repair work on US 160 near Dennehotso after the roadway sustained significant damage from storms on Sept. 16.

Beginning in 2027, a new law will require motorcycle owners that renew their motorcycle registration to have a motorcycle license or the endorsement on their driver license.

Drivers should be prepared for delays of up to an hour at a time on SR 260 from 10 a.m. to noon on these days between Walters Lane and Gila County Yard (mileposts 256-257) while crews remove loose rock. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation invites the public to a virtual meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, to share plans for a project that will widen Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) between Interstate 10 and Loop 101 (Price Freeway).

The Arizona Department of Transportation has lifted lane restrictions on northbound State Route 51 near Camelback Road following a 7-week project that replaced about 700 feet of damaged pavement and repaired the freeway’s drainage system.

HOLBROOK – The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed a bridge rehabilitation project on a key route into Holbrook. 

The $2.4 million Little Colorado Bridge project along State Route 77 began in April, with the goal of rehabilitating and extending the life of the bridge that lies just south of Holbrook, on the way to Snowflake.

Beginning September 12, Arizona law, A.R.S. 28-3173, adjusts the time frame to update a photo from 12 years to 16 years.

Arizonans have cast their votes in the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Safety Message Contest and picked two winning messages.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has opened a new tunnel as part of a project to construct a free-flowing interchange that will reduce delays on the main route between Phoenix and Las Vegas.