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A section of State Route 89A north of uptown Sedona will be closed the week of Dec. 3-9 for safety as crews do rockfall mitigation work. Drivers should plan on using detour routes along Interstate 17 for travel between Sedona and Flagstaff while SR 89A is closed. More in this news release.

Many things slow down a bit during the holidays, including business at MVD offices. That makes this an ideal time to make an appointment to get your Arizona Travel ID.

Donate Life America presented the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division with its Lifesaver Award to honor ADOT’s commitment to making it easy for customers to register as organ and tissue donors. 

The upper, unpaved section of State Route 366, which ascends Mount Graham in the Pinaleno Mountains southwest of Safford, has closed for the winter, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has secured federal emergency funds for repairs to a bridge spanning Interstate 10 in southeast Arizona that a large truck severely damaged in a fatal crash earlier this year.

ADEQ’s Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program has selected ADOT's Adopt a Highway volunteer program for its Copper Level, which recognizes partnerships, collaborations or regulated facilities that make measurable improvements to Arizona’s environment.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and anticipate delays as southbound SR 143 will be closed between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and I-10 from 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, for a traffic shift.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and anticipate delays as westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and 40th Street from 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 to 4 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20 for a traffic shift. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) now offers more easy ways to find what you need through Live Chat on the azdot.gov website.

A team of ADOT law enforcement officers has won a national honor for its efforts to make sure only eligible vehicles use tax-exempt diesel reserved for use off of state highways.

Drivers can consider using other nearby US 60 exits in Tempe while city construction along Rural Road requires lane restrictions. Motorists can exit US 60 at either Mill Avenue or McClintock Drive to avoid the city’s work zones on Rural Road near the freeway.

ADOT took home the honors during the recent annual meeting of TransComm, the communications committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, a national nonprofit group that represents and supports state departments of transportation.

ADOT’s statewide fleet of snowplows is ready to roll now that crews have completed the annual process of equipping the vehicles with what’s needed to clear snow and ice from state highways. Read more in this news release.

One of the scariest things when Halloween falls on a weekday is the ghoulish drive home when so many commuters head to our freeways at just about the same creepy time. ADOT doesn't want you to go batty over this scary situation. Read more in this release, if you dare.

With the addition of Empower, In Loving Memory and State Forty Eight specialty plates, MVD now offers 101 options that can be viewed at azdot.gov/plates and ordered at azmvdnow.gov/plates. 

A widening and reconstruction project in the northwest Tucson area has transformed a 4-mile segment of Interstate 10 since work began this spring, demolishing travel lanes, multiple bridges and two interchanges that have been in constant use for decades.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as eastbound I-10 will be closed between SR 51 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 to 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30.

Following an independent study and public input, ADOT is raising the Interstate 17 speed limit between Peoria Avenue and the I-10 "Split" interchange near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to 65 mph. The change is scheduled to be in place by the end of October. More in this news release.

The plan, which is not project-specific, sets transportation investment priorities for ADOT based on anticipated future revenues and system needs. You can review it at ADOT2050Plan.com.