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A project to resurface the Grand Avenue (US 60) intersections at Meeker as well as R.H. Johnson boulevards in Surprise will require weekend lane closures in early June.

Work to finish in June.

Opened May 24

PHOENIX – If you’re planning a road trip in the state over the Memorial Day weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation has good news about construction-related closures.

ADOT has made changes in recent years that today save 40,000 gallons of water every day across its 28 rest area sites.

Construction is scheduled to start May 31 on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s project to improve traffic flow along a 6.4-mile stretch of Loop 101 (Price Freeway) by adding one lane in each direction between Baseline Road and Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in the Tempe, Mesa and Chandler areas.

The Painted Cliffs Rest Area on Interstate 40 near the New Mexico state line in northeastern Arizona has closed for a $2.7 million renovation that’s expected to be completed by early next year.

Arizona motorists who’ve had their Driver License suspended may now order a temporary six-month I.D. card online at ServiceArizona.com. Until now, this service required an in-person visit to an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office.

With warm weather returning, the Arizona Department of Transportation is resuming projects to repair and preserve the surfaces of state highways in Arizona’s high country.

Drivers who normally would use the westbound Interstate 10 exit ramp at 43rd Avenue should plan on using an alternate route until late September.

From Tuesday, May 14, through Monday, May 20, you can view and vote for your favorite safety message at azdot.gov/signcontest. The two messages that receive the most votes will be displayed on Dynamic Message Signs statewide.

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Another section of Pecos Road in Ahwatukee is closing permanently as traffic moves onto the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway’s westbound lanes between 32nd Street and the Interstate 10/Loop 202 Santan Freeway interchange. Meanwhile, 40th Street is closing temporarily through the work zone to accommodate interchange construction.

Veterans of the U.S. military who operated large vehicles as part of their service may qualify for an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division military skills test waiver when applying for a commercial driver license.

You can learn more about plans for a future State Route 30 in the southwest Valley at an Arizona Department of Transportation open house public hearing in Avondale on Saturday, May 11.

PHOENIX – Dobbins Road has reopened to traffic west of 51st Avenue in Laveen with construction nearly complete on a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.

Those traveling between Interstate 17 and Sedona along State Route 179 will need to plan extra travel time as the highway will be narrowed to one lane between the Red Rock Ranger Station and Chapel Road so Arizona Department of Transportation crews can apply chip seal.

In time for the summer tourist season, State Route 67 leading to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to reopen Wednesday, May 15.

As part of the state’s largest single highway project ever, a stretch of Interstate 10 through the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway work zone in west Phoenix will receive a fresh layer of rubberized asphalt, requiring multiple traffic restrictions and closures this month.

New rules effective Jan. 1, 2020