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January 10, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT seeks public input about planned interchange reconstruction
ADOT will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, to provide information, gather comments and answer questions about designs to improve the Interstate 10 interchange at Jackrabbit Trail in the Buckeye area. Learn more in this news release.
January 10, 2024 | News/Press Release
Vehicles in floods or severe weather may not be properly identified
When looking for a new-to-you vehicle, it is important to know its history. Pay close attention to a vehicle’s condition and title status, especially in private sales. If a vehicle is flood-damaged, the title should say “salvage” or “flood damage.”
January 2, 2024 | News/Press Release
Northbound 48th Street/SR 143 will also be closed between Broadway Road and University Drive
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as southbound State Route 143 will be closed between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 to 4 a.m. Monday, Jan 8 for a traffic shift.
December 28, 2023 | News/Press Release
It’s one of many 2024 improvements planned for northern Arizona
The new year will be an exciting one for drivers who use US 93 between the Phoenix area and Kingman as the Arizona Department of Transportation advances one major project to increase capacity and starts another.
December 27, 2023 | News/Press Release
Florence roundabout, pavement work also planned in southern Arizona
Major improvements are in the works for those who use Interstate 10 in the Tucson area, where new lanes and a rebuilt interchange are on track to open by the end of the coming year.
December 26, 2023 | News/Press Release
Two Loop 101 widening projects to start; I-10, I-17 work will advance
2024 will see the launch of two Loop 101 widening projects as well as advancements on improvement projects that are underway along I-10 near the Broadway Curve and along I-17 north of Phoenix.
December 20, 2023 | News/Press Release
Involves projects without significant environmental impacts
Final approval of this Memorandum of Understanding, which follows a public comment period that began in October, continues an agreement known as Responsibility for Categorical Exclusions.
December 20, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT MVD has the most options to carry a digital ID
Arizonans can now keep a digital driver license or state ID in Samsung Wallet on their Samsung Galaxy smartphone, making Arizona the first state to offer four options to keep your digital ID in your phone.
December 19, 2023 | News/Press Release
Two-year project will add lanes between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive
A project to add new lanes and make interchange improvements along Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between Shea Boulevard and Princess Drive/Pima Road in Scottsdale is scheduled to start in early January. Learn more in this ADOT news release.
December 16, 2023 | News/Press Release
Intermittent rolling closures scheduled from midnight Dec. 16 to 4 a.m. Dec. 17
Drivers traveling along Interstate 17 during the overnight hours need to be aware of rolling closures in both directions in the Black Canyon City area starting tonight at midnight. 
December 15, 2023 | News/Press Release
Flag crews will direct traffic through the area until paving work is finished
A section of State Route 89A north of uptown Sedona is open to traffic again following nearly two weeks of rockfall mitigation work on a canyon wall above the highway. ADOT and its contractor worked to safely reopen SR 89A on Friday morning (Dec. 15). More in this ADOT news release.
December 13, 2023 | News/Press Release
Surfaces repaved and restored along more than 300 miles of highway
These projects, made possible by a commitment of $90.5 million, have ended for this year but will continue when warm weather returns in 2024. Many of the projects were in higher elevations where precipitation and freeze-thaw cycles damaged aging pavement.
December 8, 2023 | News/Press Release
Traffic will continue to use I-17 detour between Sedona and Flagstaff
A section of State Route 89A north of uptown Sedona is now scheduled to remain closed through next week as construction crews perform critical clean-up work after recent blasting for rockfall mitigation. More in this ADOT news release.
December 7, 2023 | News/Press Release
Online MVD portal offers customers speed, security and convenience
AZMVDNow.gov offers more web-based services than ever before, with more levels of security and options to get you out of the line and safely on the road. Complete registration renewals, order a duplicate license, update your address and insurance information, and transfer titles.
December 4, 2023 | News/Press Release
Award of $24 million comes from Federal Highway Administration
The safety project, which also will include 8-foot-high fencing, is planned along 8.4 miles of I-17 between the Munds Park traffic interchange, about 25 miles south of Flagstaff, and the Kelly Canyon traffic interchange to the north. 
December 4, 2023 | News/Press Release
Public input welcomed on proposal to add 842 spaces at 10 locations
To address the growing demand for commercial truck parking along state highways, ADOT has developed a statewide truck parking plan that recommends expanding parking at existing rest areas and adding three new facilities.
December 4, 2023 | News/Press Release
I-17 Improvement Project marks another milestone for bridge work and progress
On Dec. 1, crews with the I-17 Improvement Project opened the new southbound Moores Gulch bridge at milepost 238 and shifted traffic onto the new lanes of that bridge. It’s a milestone marking the major bridge work progress happening on this project.
December 3, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT’s largest-ever freeway reconstruction project enters  next phase
It’s been two and a half years since active construction work began on the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project. The second of four phases is now complete and the project has officially begun phase three.
November 29, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT also sets closure dates for three White Mountains highways
State Route 67 reopens each spring, usually around mid-May, along with visitor accommodations at the North Rim. In the White Mountains, SR 473 to Hawley Lake is scheduled close Dec. 7, while SR 261 and 273 are to close for the season on Dec. 29.
November 29, 2023 | News/Press Release
Immersive simulation helps operators train for ice, snow and other winter driving conditions

Each winter Arizonans count on snowplow operators to clear highways when snowstorms roll through Arizona’s high country. Operators of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s 200 snowplows have been training since mid-September on snowplow simulators to prepare for the upcoming season.