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When the Arizona Department of Transportation completes a $62 million project widening 9 miles of State Route 260 between Camp Verde and Cottonwood, motorists will use seven modern roundabout intersections designed to improve traffic flow while reducing the risk of serious crashes.

The next phase of Interstate 10 ramp reconstruction for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will begin this weekend in the West Valley as one ramp closes permanently while another reopens.

The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has its first splash of color, with a little inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright.

Arizona teenagers pursuing a driver instruction permit will be able to take the written drivers’ test online beginning Monday, March 5.

With another snowstorm forecast Tuesday afternoon in Arizona’s high country, keep in mind that the safest option while snow falls is delaying travel until Arizona Department of Transportation snowplows have had time to clear state highways.

Online sales for veterans’ specialty license plates have proven to save a lot of time for both veterans and Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division employees since the convenient service launched in January 2017.

Opening Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division offices at 7:30 a.m. has proven to be a popular success at an additional 11 locations where expanded hours have improved overall customer service.

Drivers who travel on part of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) east of Apache Junction should allow extra travel time and anticipate delays at times when pavement improvements start Monday, Feb. 26.

Heading to Arizona’s high country this weekend to ski, sled and have snowball fights? Make sure you leave prepared to spend extended time in winter conditions, and please don’t park along highways.

The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Ehrenberg Port of Entry on Interstate 10 is temporarily reducing hours of operation and making other changes to accommodate ongoing construction at the commercial port.

Arizona Department of Transportation expertise is helping officials in the Mexican state of Sonora promote safety on the highway leading to beaches in Puerto Peñasco.

With approximately 150 state highway construction projects scheduled to start in any given year, Arizona Department of Transportation engineers constantly look for ways to save time and money in designing and building these much-needed improvements.

Beginning the week of Feb. 26, work will start on relocating a city of Phoenix waterline located within the footprint of Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway construction in Ahwatukee.

Encourage safe driving by entering the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Safety Message Contest. Back for the second year in a row, safety messages can be submitted at azdot.gov/signcontest through Feb. 26.

As work progresses on reconstructing Interstate 10 ramps between 51st and 67th avenues for construction on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the eastbound I-10 off-ramp at 67th Avenue will close beginning Wednesday, Feb. 21. The ramp is scheduled to reopen on April 2.

Motorists should be prepared for hazardous driving conditions in the higher elevations of Arizona as a storm moves across the state late Sunday through Tuesday morning.

The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies will hold an event Thursday, March 1, offering tips and tools to owners of small businesses and companies qualifying for the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program.

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division cautions consumers to beware of potential fraud when buying a car.

After moving more than 450,000 cubic yards of earth, enough to fill up 150 Olympic-size swimming pools, construction on the Southern Avenue traffic interchange for the South Mountain Freeway remains on track to reopen Southern next month between 61st Avenue and 64th Place in Laveen.

In addition to protecting Arizonans and infrastructure by ensuring commercial vehicles are safe to drive on the state’s highways and have proper permits, Arizona Department of Transportation officers manning commercial ports of entry coordinate with local law enforcement agencies.