News

PHOENIX – It's scary. It can be diabolical and unnerving. No, we’re not talking about that corn maze down Elm Street. It’s the rush to get home Halloween afternoon on Phoenix-area freeways.

Closure until December 2019

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s original plan for improving the Interstate 17 bridges at Willard Springs Road south of Flagstaff called for replacing the decks in both directions over two summers, ending well into 2019. The project that’s underway, however, is replacing the bridges in their entirety by the end of November – at no additional cost.

To help remove barriers to careers in transportation construction, ADOT offers Construction Academy programs with employers, community colleges, Native American tribes and others.

Motorists in the Laveen area should plan ahead with Dobbins Road closing Monday, Oct. 29, from west of 59th Avenue to 75th Avenue for construction of a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.

During the closures, crews will pump approximately 730 cubic yards of concrete, enough to fill more than 60 dump trucks, into the steel-reinforced deck on the flyover ramp, the longest of five ramps that will be part of the interchange.

As the Arizona Department of Transportation advances projects that will add capacity to Interstate 17 north of the Phoenix area, drivers can help improve safety and reduce delays today by avoiding speeding, aggressive driving, distraction from things like cellphones and other behaviors that lead to crashes.

Project began in spring 2017 with a stop for winter commerce

Bridge to be closed for four months

Following the Maricopa Association of Governments’ announcement that an agreement has been reached with the Gila River Indian Community to study I-10 between the Valley and Casa Grande, Arizona Department of Transportation Director John Halikowski released the following statement.

Follows Sept. 26 public meeting in Tucson

A major ADOT effort has dramatically reduced the agency's inactive projects balance, allowing ready-to-go projects to advance sooner.

A Gilbert man who manages a used car dealership has been arrested for selling a vehicle with a false odometer reading in addition to other violations by detectives with the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.

An Arizona Department of Transportation project that’s rebuilding 5 miles of Interstate 40 near Williams has been ranked in the nation’s top 10 by Roads & Bridges, a construction industry publication.

That’s the number of concrete girders installed on two Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway bridges spanning the Salt River between Broadway Road and Southern Avenue in the southwest Valley. It’s also nearly a third of the 1,000 girders to be installed on 40 bridges throughout the 22-mile corridor, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

At Arizona Department of Transportation commercial ports of entry near California and New Mexico, K-9 units are trained to identify not only evidence of illegal drugs but human cargo that can include victims of human trafficking. Lieutenants overseeing these ports have training on identifying warning signs of human trafficking, such as unusual tattoos, an unwillingness to speak up and carrying large amounts of cash without explanation.

Pinto Creek Bridge will be replaced

Working around the clock to protect motorists and restore a key route through northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened US 89 after flooding severed the roadway late Wednesday between Flagstaff and Page.

Arizonans thinking about getting a Travel ID to replace their current standard driver license or ID card should make an appointment at an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office soon to prepare for the Oct. 1, 2020, changes to ID requirements at airport security checkpoints.

With ADOT covering the cost of training and providing safety gear for participants, dozens of members of the Yavapai-Apache Nation have completed a Construction Academy that helps them launch careers in transportation.