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The Arizona Department of Transportation is kicking off another season of spring and summer projects to preserve and improve highway pavement in Arizona’s high country.

The westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) on-ramp at 35th Avenue will be closed for approximately two months starting late Monday night, May 12. The closure is needed as part of the Loop 101 widening project between I-17 and 75th Avenue. Learn more here.

Lane restrictions needed for construction of a wildlife overpass along Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff are starting this week (May 12-16). Learn more here.

The Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Friday, May 16, on the agency’s recommended statewide program of construction projects for the next five years.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is expanding an initiative to improve safety and commerce by providing truckers with online real-time information on how many parking spaces are available at Interstate 10 rest areas in western and southeastern Arizona.

If you plan to use your driver license or state-issued ID card for air travel this summer, visit an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office or selected authorized third party locations to get your Arizona Travel ID at least two weeks beforehand. 

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.

With Arizona Highways magazine celebrating its centennial, subscribers now can peruse every issue, photograph and article thanks to a new digital archive with robust search features. The archive will search every monthly edition of the award-winning publication back to April 2025.

With work kicking off this summer to reconstruct and widen Interstate 10 between Kino Parkway and Country Club Road, the Arizona Department of Transportation is hosting two open houses this month to share plans.

ADOT's DBE and Small Business Transportation EXPO is open to all businesses, public agencies, vendors and community partners with an interest in the transportation industry. For more information and to register, please visit adotdbeexpo.com.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public input as it begins an engineering and environmental study for the North-South Corridor’s proposed northern segment spanning 20 miles between Apache Junction to Florence.

The eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) on-ramp at Price Road in the Chandler area will close for approximately two months starting at 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 25. Learn more about the closure and alternate routes here. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for midweek full closures lasting 48 hours each on an 11-mile section of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) west of Theodore Roosevelt Dam as part of a paving project.

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as eastbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday, April 25, to 4 a.m. Monday, April 28, for drainage and pavement markings work.

Technology upgrades on Interstate 19 made possible by the Arizona Department of Transportation’s installation of fiber-optic conduit will include wrong-way driver detection and warning systems at multiple locations between Tucson and Nogales.

Thirty-one volunteers removed 49 large bags filled with litter, several shopping carts, three electric rental scooters, yards of metal pipe and much, much more during a special Earth Day Adopt a Highway event in Tempe. Join the fun at azdot.gov/adoptahighway.

The Arizona Travel ID is in high demand with two weeks remaining until the May 7 deadline for domestic air travelers to comply with federal REAL ID requirements. Without the Arizona Travel ID or another form of federally compliant identification such as a valid U.S. passport, you’ll risk missing an airline flight. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation has finalized an Environmental Assessment and Design Concept Report identifying the route and configuration for a roadway that will connect a new Douglas commercial port of entry with State Route 80.

During National Work Zone Awareness Week, ADOT is calling on motorists to stay alert when driving through work zones. The theme of Work Zone Awareness Week is “Respect the zone so we all get home.”