A $27.5 million federal grant will advance the ADOT’s plans to upgrade two I-40 traffic interchanges providing vital connections with the Navajo Nation capital of Window Rock and other northeastern Arizona locations.
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December 3, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT will use funds to improve interchanges near New Mexico line
December 3, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT MVD partnering with Arizona Game and Fish to offer course online
Owners registering off-highway vehicles (OHVs) will use AZMVDNOW.gov to take a safety course required by a state law taking effect in January. This course will be required one time for at least one of the OHV owners prior to vehicle registrations or renewals between Jan. 1, 2025, and June 1, 2027.
November 26, 2024 | News/Press Release
Rancho Santa Fe Parkway will provide direct connection to industrial park near airport
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin work in early December along Interstate 40 to construct a new interchange that will in turn connect with a new roadway serving the east Kingman area.
November 22, 2024 | News/Press Release
Arizona Transportation Institute will foster innovation, engagement
A new research partnership between the Arizona Department of Transportation and the state’s three public universities will help keep ADOT at the forefront of innovation, nurture a new generation of transportation professionals and support Arizona’s economy.
November 21, 2024 | News/Press Release
Advances agency’s goal of four-lane, divided highway between Valley, Nevada
ADOT has transformed 5 miles of US 93 from two lanes to four-lane divided highway in Wickenburg. It's part of a long-term vision to transform the entire 200-mile section of US 93 from Wickenburg to the Hoover Dam bypass into a four-lane divided highway.
November 19, 2024 | News/Press Release
Traffic safety stakeholders call on the public to “Reduce your speed as you proceed”
PHOENIX – Imagine that you’ve been in a car crash involving two vehicles, both of which are no longer driveable and remain in highway travel lanes. Cars are speeding past in other lanes and you need assistance getting your car to the shoulder of the highway.
Across Arizona highways and roads, first responders put their lives on the line every time they respond to vehicle crashes to help motorists. They help those involved in collisions and drivers passing by in other cars, by ensuring their safety after an incident.
November 14, 2024 | News/Press Release
Agency recognized for being flexible with employees who serve in military
On weekdays, they serve the public working on Arizona’s highways. On weekends and when called to duty, they serve the country through the National Guard and Reserves.
This double duty can be challenging for service members who also work at the Arizona Department of Transportation, but it’s something ADOT works to ease by being supportive and flexible with employees who serve in the military.
November 12, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT sets closure dates for additional Arizona highways
The Arizona Department of Transportation will close State Route 473 between State Route 260 and Hawley Lake in the White Mountains on Thursday, Nov. 14.
November 6, 2024 | News/Press Release
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. Fri., Nov. 8, to 4 a.m. Mon., Nov. 11, for a traffic shift.
November 5, 2024 | News/Press Release
Proposed road would link SR 80 to new commercial port of entry west of Douglas
The Arizona Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing Nov. 19 to discuss the recommended location of a connector road between State Route 80 and a proposed new commercial land port of entry west of Douglas.
October 31, 2024 | News/Press Release
Eastbound US 60 to also close between I-10 and Mill Avenue (Nov. 2-4)
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound and eastbound US 60 will have closures from Fri., Nov. 1, to Mon., Nov. 4, for bridge and signage work as part of the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
October 29, 2024 | News/Press Release
Main lanes of I-10 now fully reconstructed as part of Ina to Ruthrauff widening project
New westbound lanes on Interstate 10 opened Tuesday morning between Ruthrauff and Orange Grove roads in the northwest Tucson area, putting an end to frontage road detours on a major widening project.
October 25, 2024 | News/Press Release
System will have information on Mexican Federal 8 during long holiday weekends
PHOENIX – Arizona is expanding the reach of the AZ511 traveler information system on holiday travel weekends with a pilot program to include highway restrictions and other traffic-related events on the highway between Lukeville and Puerto Peñasco in the Mexican state of Sonora.
The first updates from Mexican Federal 8 highway will appear on AZ511 over Thanksgiving weekend. Officials in Sonora will contact the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Traffic Operations Center, where operators will enter information in the AZ511 system.
October 24, 2024 | News/Press Release
Motorists are advised to expect delays
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between SR 51 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 25, to 4 a.m. Mon., Oct. 28, for a traffic shift.
October 23, 2024 | News/Press Release
Award of $1.87 million for three locations serving rural Arizona
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has awarded Arizona a $1.87 million grant to improve three commercial driver license (CDL) skills test sites in Arizona. This grant will allow ADOT MVD to advance improvements to the CDL skills test sites important to residents in Prescott, Show Low and Yuma.
October 23, 2024 | News/Press Release
INFRA grant will help expand divided highway near Wickenburg by 1.27 miles
A $26 million federal grant will advance the Arizona Department of Transportation’s plans to upgrade US 93 to a four-lane divided highway northwest of Wickenburg.
October 17, 2024 | News/Press Release
Agency inducted into Arizona Million Dollar Circle of Excellence
ADOT has been inducted into the Arizona Million Dollar Circle of Excellence, established in 2012 to recognize entities spending more than $1 million annually with minority- and women-owned businesses. ADOT awarded nearly $65 million to these businesses in 2023.
October 17, 2024 | News/Press Release
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and I-17 from 10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 18, to 4 a.m. Mon., Oct. 21, for pavement marking and sign work.
October 17, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT receives $72,000 supporting team that processes crash reports
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded $72,000 to ADOT’s Crash Records section, which is responsible under state law for creating crash data reports that government agencies, nonprofit groups and other entities statewide use to improve traffic safety.
October 16, 2024 | News/Press Release
Strategic Highway Safety Plan focuses on reducing life-altering crashes
The Strategic Highway Safety Plan establishes statewide goals, objectives and key emphasis areas that allow highway safety programs and partners to align goals and leverage resources for engineering, education, enforcement and emergency medical services.