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No closures are scheduled for construction along state highways over Labor Day weekend. That includes Phoenix-area freeways. Learn more here.

Whether you’d like to volunteer on your own or with friends, please visit azdot.gov/adopt-a-highway/events to register for events that start with National CleanUp Day on Saturday, Sept. 20. Other opportunities are Groundhog Day (Monday, Feb. 2) and Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22).  

Rock blasting work will require a full closure of US 93 northwest of Kingman the night of Tuesday, Aug. 26, as part of the ongoing project to construct a free-flowing interchange between Interstate 40 and US 93.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is well on its way to creating a new Interstate 40 interchange in east Kingman that will enhance access to a growing area around the community’s airport. 

With progress being made on construction of the I-17 wildlife overpass north of Munds Park, drivers should still expects delays and allow extra time due to traffic restrictions prior to Labor Day weekend. Learn more here.

The westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) on-ramp at Arizona Avenue in Chandler will close for approximately 60 days starting at 11:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, for reconstruction as part of the freeway widening project in the Southeast Valley. Learn more here. 

The freeway ramps between eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) and Interstate 17 in north Phoenix will be closed for approximately two weeks starting Friday, Aug. 15. Learn more about the closure and detour routes here.

The TeleMVD station inside ADOT's Fredonia Port of Entry will help local residents and those affected by the Dragon Bravo Fire handle MVD business remotely.

The two cloverleaf ramps connecting Interstate 10 and Kino Parkway will close permanently starting the morning of Thursday, Aug. 14, as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s project to widen I-10 from Kino Parkway to Country Club Road.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is nearing the halfway point on a project that is constructing 4 miles of a divided four-lane highway on US 93 between the Phoenix area and Las Vegas.

From an ADOT maintenance yard, they heard woman yelling and jumped in vehicles to follow the sound. They found her struggling in the water a quarter mile away, linked arms and extended a shovel to pull her to safety.  

The Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel, a Phoenix landmark used daily by more than 200,000 vehicles, is turning 35 years old. Learn more about this milestone here.

The westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) off-ramp at 67th Avenue will be closed for approximately two months starting at 11:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, for the freeway improvement project west of I-17. Learn more here.

Some scammers are adding an ADOT Motor Vehicle Division logo to this all-too-common fake claiming unpaid traffic citations and promising penalties aplenty if you don’t pay. ADOT has seen two versions so far, both of them featuring grammatical errors and originating from overseas. 

A two-month closure of the westbound Loop 202 off-ramp at Price Road in Chandler starts late Thursday night, July 31. The ramp will be reconstructed as part of ADOT's ongoing Santan Freeway widening project. Learn more here.

A pavement improvement project beginning Monday, August 4, along State Route 377 between Heber-Overgaard and Holbrook will require daytime closures on weekdays. Work on this project is scheduled to be completed by fall 2025.

The eastbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) off-ramp at 27th Avenue will be closed for approximately two months starting at 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 28. The ramp will be reconstructed as part of the Loop 101 widening project in the Northwest Valley. Learn more here.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed a project to extend the westbound Interstate 10 climbing lane in Benson, which will enhance safety and reduce congestion in a busy stretch used by many large trucks.

A new interchange that will eliminate delays between Interstate 40 and US 93 in Kingman. A widening project to improve safety on US 93 between Phoenix and Kingman. A project replacing rough pavement on a section on I-40 with smooth asphalt.

Wecom Fiber plans to provide broadband internet to 30,000 households and businesses along the Interstate 17 corridor between Phoenix and Flagstaff. As part of a state initiative, ADOT has installed fiber-optic conduit along I-17 and I-19 and currently is adding it along I-40 West.