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The Arizona Department of Transportation is launching a process that will lead to a required update of goals for including disadvantaged business enterprises as contractors on projects that receive federal funding.

A westbound Interstate 10 access road created to complement a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange will close temporarily between 59th and 67th avenues starting Monday, April 1, to allow for final construction

Bridge reopens 3.25.19

PHOENIX – Members of the public have until Monday, April 1, to share comments, suggestions and recommendations about potential improvements to Interstate 10 between the Interstate 17 “Split” interchange in Phoenix and Loop 202 Santan Freeway in Chandler, one of the most heavily traveled areas in the Valley.

The online Permit Test @ Home has proven to be a major hit for Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division customers, with 83,000 tests taken since the test officially went into operation in March 2018.

Good news for motorists who rely on 59th Avenue: A section of Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway frontage road is complete and accommodating two-way traffic between Van Buren Street and Buckeye Road in west Phoenix.

A short section of Pinnacle Peak Road is open as planned east of the Interstate 17 interchange in north Phoenix following work that began last month to replace a concrete drainage culvert under the roadway.

Ina Road has opened over Interstate 10 in Marana, a major step toward completing a modern traffic interchange that is one of the Tucson area’s largest road projects in years.

Two major interstate corridors for passenger and freight traffic would receive funding for expansion and improvement during the next five years as part of the proposed annual update to the Arizona Department of Transportation's lineup of projects that will be available for public comment beginning Friday, March 15.

Motorists using Interstate 15 in far northwestern Arizona will need to budget extra travel time over the next year as the Arizona Department of Transportation improves the decks of three bridges through the Virgin River Gorge between St. George, Utah, and Mesquite, Nevada.

A modernized, mobile-friendly Arizona 511 Travel Information System website and phone line are now available from the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is making it easier than ever to help keep state highways litter-free by introducing an interactive map showing which Adopt a Highway segments are waiting for volunteers.

Arizona motorists who have a standard driver license or ID card have about 400 business days remaining until Oct. 1, 2020, when the federal Transportation Security Administration imposes stricter identification criteria for travelers to pass through airport checkpoints.

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies are taking an essential step toward widening and other improvements along 23 miles of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande.

In collaboration with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Gila River Indian Community, where this stretch is located, ADOT has issued a request for proposals for a design concept report and environmental study on adding a lane in each direction and improving existing interchanges.

PHOENIX – Motorcycles and safety are two words that should be emphasized in tandem as much as possible, especially when you consider that there are approximately 320,000 motorcycles registered in Arizona.

With that in mind, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is lending its assistance to the “Riding for the Long Haul” motorcycle safety event being held Sunday, March 3 in Phoenix.

No estimated time for reopening.

The Arizona Department of Transportation will host a public meeting to present final design plans for an upcoming project that will improve traffic flow on US 93 between SR 89 and Tegner Street in Wickenburg.

Both directions of Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane overnight in west Phoenix this week for bridge work at the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.

Collaboration improve storm response

Nearly two years after the first girder was set on Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the last support beam has been installed for the Dobbins Road interchange, marking the final girder placed on the Salt River segment of the freeway in the Laveen area.