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TUCSON  – The Orange Grove Road interchange will close at Interstate 10 Wednesday as major work begins on a project to rebuild and widen I-10 from Ruthrauff to Ina roads in the Tucson area.

The closure, set to begin at 5 a.m. Wednesday, will include all exit and entrance ramps except for the I-10 westbound off-ramp. The closure is anticipated to remain in place until late 2024.

PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation snowplow drivers have logged well over a million miles to clear state highways amid this winter season’s record-setting storms. 

The 1.2 million miles covered by ADOT’s fleet of some 200 snowplows is nearly twice as many as they drove during the 2021-22 winter season. ADOT’s trained snowplow operators have logged more than 66,000 hours – more than double the previous season’s total – working through the challenge of removing snow and ice as safely and as quickly as possible from highways impacted by winter storms.

PHOENIX – Drivers who travel Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and Sunset Point will undoubtedly notice a very different scene, as construction along this 23 miles of scenic highway is well underway.

MESA – The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies will hold a free event from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 3, at Mesa Convention Center (Building C) to help small businesses and those owned by individuals from socially and economically disadvantaged groups compete for transportation contracts that receive federal funding. 

PHOENIX-The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound Interstate 10 is closed between US 60 and 32nd Street from 10 p.m. Friday, March 31 to 4 a.m. Monday, April 3. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will be conducting traffic shifts in preparation of opening the new Broadway Road bridge over I-10. The following ramps will be closed.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun a project near Wickenburg to transform another 5 miles of US 93 from two lanes to four-lane divided highway.

The work is part of ADOT’s long-term vision to transform the entire 200-mile section of US 93 from Wickenburg to the Hoover Dam bypass into a modern four-lane divided highway. In the past several years, ADOT has invested nearly $500 million in projects that have widened and improved US 93.

The abundance of rain and snow this winter and early spring, which in many ways is welcome news following years of drought, has created ideal conditions for worn pavement and potholes. 

The Arizona Department of Transportation maintains more than 6,800 miles of state highways. This wet and icy winter season, including this week’s storms, created conditions that keep highway crews very busy keeping up with potholes, particularly in areas with snow. 

PHOENIX – Drivers know “all too well” it’s easy to get “bad blood” in heavy traffic. A busy afternoon is expected on westbound Interstate 10 in Phoenix as well as Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in Glendale (“Swift City”) Friday afternoon, March 17, prior to the Taylor Swift concert. 

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has released a draft statewide rest area study that will serve as a blueprint for how the agency plans to address both short-term and long-term priorities for rest areas due to increasing commerce, tourism and population.

The study proposes how ADOT expects to preserve, rehabilitate, modernize and expand its 19 state-owned rest areas during the next 20 years based on factors including demand, federal requirements and projected available funding.

PHOENIX-The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as northbound SR 143 is closed between Broadway Road and University Drive from 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, to 4 a.m. Monday, March 13. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will be conducting a traffic shift to open the new northbound 48th Street bridge over I-10. The following ramps will also be closed:

PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect mostly overnight lane restrictions as construction crews improve six miles of east- and westbound Interstate 10 between Riggs Road and the Gila River bridges in Maricopa and Pinal counties. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and driving conditions on the existing roadway and extend the life of the pavement. 

Some project elements include: 

PHOENIX —  The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking the public’s input on its latest program to improve and maintain the state’s highway system during the next five years, a proposal that includes several major widening projects while also improving pavement conditions.

The public comment period begins today on ADOT’s 2024-2029 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, a $7.7 billion program that will invest $2.6 billion in pavement and bridge preservation projects across Arizona over five years, upgrading pavement in poor or fair condition.

WINSLOW – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a bridge replacement project on the Teesto Wash Bridge over State Route 87 north of Winslow starting Monday, March 6. 

The new bridge, which is located at milepost 385 on SR 87, will be a two-span bridge, allowing for a better flow of traffic. Additional work on this project will also realign the roadway as it approaches the new bridge.

The current bridge will be reduced down to one alternating lane for north- and southbound traffic during construction to allow traffic to continue to move through the area. 

PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect delays as westbound I-10 is closed between State Route 143 and I-17 from 10 p.m. Friday, March 3, to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will be conducting work zone set up, storm drain installation, and overhead sign work. The following ramps will also be closed.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will be releasing brand new driver license and ID cards this March. The new design will include several new security features that help prevent counterfeit reproductions or fraudulent use. 

Attempted counterfeits of driver license and ID cards continue to be a concern for law enforcement, as well as personal information security. The advancement of security features in the card help prevent those counterfeit attempts from being successful.

PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead if they are traveling in the area of Interstate 10 and Broadway Road this weekend.

Broadway Road will be closed in both directions between 48th and 55th Streets from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb 24, to 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 for ramp reconfiguration. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:

PHOENIX – With extreme winter weather forecast for the high country, the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona Department of Public Safety have taken the rare step to preemptively close select highways to keep motorists safe. As the storm system moves across the state, closures of additional highways may become necessary.

February 16, 2023

PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and be ready to use detours as eastbound Interstate 10 is closed between US 60 and Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project are scheduled to continue work on bridges, overhead signs and barriers.

The following ramps will also be closed:

PHOENIX – A public meeting about potential future changes at the Loop 101/Interstate 10 interchange in the West Valley will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 23.

The Arizona Department of Transportation and its project partners will hold the meeting to provide information about alternatives under consideration for new High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) ramp connections at the Loop 101/I-10 interchange.