The Arizona Department of Transportation received nearly 3,500 entries in our ninth Safety Message Contest and we’ve narrowed them down to 10 finalists. Now, it’s up to the public to decide the winners. Through Monday, Oct. 27, Arizonans can view and vote on their favorite safety messages at azdot.gov/SignContest.
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October 21, 2025 | News/Press Release
Public can vote on their favorite traffic safety messages through Oct. 27
October 20, 2025 | News/Press Release
Improvements scheduled to begin in late October
The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a project in late October to improve sidewalks and driveways along US 60 between Vulture Mine Road and US 93.
October 17, 2025 | News/Press Release
Second phase of charging stations to include non-interstate highways
Advancing plans to support adoption of electric vehicles, the Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking bids for private entities to build or upgrade, operate, and maintain 34 electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways 10 and 40, US routes 60, 89, 93, and 160 and state routes 64, 68, 80, 87, 90, 95, 260, and 347.
October 17, 2025 | News/Press Release
Work set to begin Oct. 20 on 10-mile segment between Wickenburg, Morristown
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project in late October to improve 10 miles of pavement on US 60 between Wickenburg and Morristown.
October 16, 2025 | News/Press Release
Law requires motorists to move over for vehicles flashing lights on side of road
PHOENIX – If you’re driving down a highway and see a motorist parked on the shoulder with their hazard lights blinking or encounter the flashing lights from first responder vehicles at the scene of an incident on the side of the road, that’s a sign for you to “move over” and give them space.
Arizona’s Move Over law requires motorists to move over one lane or slow down if it’s not safe to change lanes when driving by any vehicles that have flashing lights pulled to the side of the road or highway.
October 14, 2025 | News/Press Release
Interim configuration has traffic alternating at milepost 241
Drivers should heed signs to reduce speed at milepost 241, which is about 3 miles west of Miami, and follow instructions to use the available lane one direction at a time. This configuration will remain until a project completes repairs needed to restore two lanes in this section.
October 9, 2025 | News/Press Release
Project will include wider shoulders, new pavement on highway between I-10, SR 87
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project in mid-October on the Gila River Indian Community that will reduce congestion and enhance safety on State Route 187 by adding turn lanes and widening shoulders.
October 9, 2025 | News/Press Release
Campaign kickoff coincides with month that historically sees among the most crashes, fatalities occur
There’s no such thing as accidents. That’s the tagline of a new traffic safety campaign – ‘There’s No Such Thing As Accidents’ – aimed at changing driver behavior and reducing traffic fatalities, forged by ADOT, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
October 7, 2025 | News/Press Release
Ramp will be closed for two months for Santan Freeway widening project
The eastbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) off-ramp at Arizona will close late Thursday night, Oct. 9, for reconstruction as part of the widening project between Loop 101 and Val Vista Drive in the Southeast Valley. Learn more here.
October 7, 2025 | News/Press Release
Twelve miles of pavement rehabilitated, bridge deck replaced
This $30 million improvement near Petrified Forest National Park removed the top layer of pavement between mileposts 319 and 331 and replaced it with an asphalt-mix overlay. Crews also replaced the eastbound I-40 Dead River Bridge deck to extend the structure’s life and enhance safety.
October 6, 2025 | News/Press Release
Ramp will be reconstructed as part of widening project west of I-17
The westbound Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) on-ramp at 27th Avenue will be closed for approximately 60 days starting late Monday, Oct. 6, for work on the freeway widening project west of Interstate 17. Learn more here.
October 6, 2025 | News/Press Release
ADOT publication honored by International Regional Media Association
The magazine, published by ADOT, won five first-place Gold Awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year for Joel Hazelton, from the nonprofit International Regional Media Association. A panel of magazine industry experts judges its annual awards competition.
October 2, 2025 | News/Press Release
Funding connects people and empowers the economy through aviation
ADOT develops its Airport Capital Improvement Program in conjunction with the FAA and Arizona’s 67 publicly owned and operated airports, including ADOT-operated Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
September 30, 2025 | News/Press Release
ADOT, Navajo Nation collaborate on 7-mile project on main route to-from Page
This chip seal and slurry seal project is another way ADOT works to safely connect people and empower the economy across Arizona. The project also supports ADOT’s commitment to protecting Arizona’s investment in highway pavement and bridges.
September 30, 2025 | News/Press Release
Improvement enhances safety, efficiency at ADOT-operated airport
Grand Canyon National Park Airport, operated by the Arizona Department of Transportation, has completed a $12 million runway rehabilitation that enhances safety and improves operational efficiency.
September 25, 2025 | News/Press Release
I-17 and Broadway Curve get top honors at annual conference
This week, the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications and Public Involvement won two top awards during the annual meeting of TransComm, the communications committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
September 24, 2025 | News/Press Release
Alternative fuel vehicles with only driver would no longer have access
HOV lanes are available on freeways in the Phoenix metropolitan area
September 24, 2025 | News/Press Release
ADOT adds wide shoulders to curved 2 miles on Navajo Nation
The $3.1 million improvement, which is designed to reduce the potential for crashes between mileposts 404 and 406, added wide shoulders in both directions as well as rumble strips on the center line and shoulders to alert drivers deviating from their travel lane.
September 23, 2025 | News/Press Release
Work begins in late September on 4.4 miles of highway
The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to kick off a project Monday, Sept. 29, to replace 4.4 miles of pavement on State Route 70 in the communities of Safford and Thatcher.
September 22, 2025 | News/Press Release
Man accused of using his brother’s identity to replace suspended license
An Arizona Department of Transportation detective’s efforts resulted in the arrest of a man accused of using his brother’s identity six years ago.