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While there’s plenty of snow in the high country thanks to this week’s powerful storm, drivers should resist the temptation to park along state highways to play in it, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona Department of Transportation.

As the Arizona Department of Transportation evaluates potential improvements to Interstate 10 between the Interstate 17 “Split” interchange in Phoenix and the Loop 202 Santan Freeway in Chandler, a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26, will allow the public to get information and provide feedback.

An Arizona Department of Transportation TowPlow helping remove snow and ice from Interstate 40 west of Flagstaff had to be taken out of service Thursday when a semitrailer clipped it while making an unsafe pass to the right.

With heavy rain and snow forecast across Arizona from Wednesday night through Thursday, drivers should slow down for safety and consider putting off travel as conditions can change quickly, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

A portion of Pecos Road and the new Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway lanes in Ahwatukee will close nightly, beginning Sunday, Feb. 24, through late April, to allow crews building the South Mountain Freeway to haul large amounts rock remaining from controlled rock blasting near Desert Foothills Parkway.

Meeting March 7 in Tucson

Interchange expected to open in March

Identity theft involving Arizona driver licenses and ID cards. Used vehicle deals in which buyers can’t get titles transferred to their names. Unlicensed dealers flipping salvaged vehicles to unsuspecting buyers in a practice known as curbstoning.

In another sign of progress on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, local Ahwatukee traffic is now using a 2-mile stretch of the future freeway between Desert Foothills Parkway and 17th Avenue.

PHOENIX – A short section of Pinnacle Peak Road east of the Interstate 17 interchange in north Phoenix will be closed for just over three weeks starting early Tuesday, Feb. 19, while crews remove and replace a concrete drainage culvert. The road is scheduled to reopen March 14.

New Safe Selfie area at the MVD has a large poster showing an Arizona landscape with a highway sign that reads “New Driver” with a reminder to cover any personal identifying information such as name, address and license or permit number, all of which can be exploited by ID thieves.

IBIQ program continues success.

Arizona Department of Transportation officers aided by one of the agency’s K-9 units seized more than a half ton of marijuana Wednesday evening from a fake delivery van spotted on Interstate 15 in far northwestern Arizona.

With tax season in full swing, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is doing its part to take some of the hassle out of filling out those forms for Uncle Sam.

With snow and rain storms forecast across the state late tonight, it’s important to delay travel if possible, or prepare to spend extra time on the road.

For the first time, motorists will use a stretch of the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, in this case through a temporary configuration that will allow work to progress on the 17th Avenue and Desert Foothills Parkway interchanges in Ahwatukee.

The regional transportation plan study process for the White Mountains area, administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation, continues with a public meeting to present study findings Thursday, Feb. 7, in Show Low.

In January, the Arizona Department of Transportation launched FocusOnDriving.com, a collection of safe-driving resources aimed to make motorists more informed about how to stay safe on Arizona’s roads.

Busy year in southern Arizona

Technology buffs have a new Arizona license plate option available to them with the introduction of electronic digital plates.