A rainy weather forecast on Sunday forced crews to push paving work back a day to Monday night on SR 83, just east of Tucson, Arizona. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently chose a contractor for a $41.9 million project to relieve congestion in the area of US 60 (Grand Avenue) and Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently began to improve London Bridge Road in Lake Havasu City, the second out of five other improvement projects in Mohave County. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) said this week that it plans to become more efficient in operating the state's transportation system through new streamlining measures. Read More »

Crews with the Arizona Department of Transportation reopened one westbound lane of Interstate 10 in Casa Grande at State Route 287 (Florence Boulevard) this week, while eastbound I-10 lanes remain closed. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently scheduled a repaving and resurfacing project covering 13 miles in Arizona. Read More »

A new partnership with ASU and ADOT will provide locals with real-time weather updates for traffic flow and infrastructure safety. The partnership is thanks to a meteorology graduate student attending the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning at ASU. The student will serve as an intern at the Traffic Operations Center of ADOT and help ADOT’s crews respond quicker. Read More »

ADOT has scheduled temporary closures in January for US 60, east of Superior, so that crews can continue their improvement construction and blasting work. The closures are necessary so that ADOT crews can add a new passing lane as well as widen the shoulders along the roadways that are east of Superior. The first three-hour closure will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m Tuesday. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) developed a public-private partnership to construct the new Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, which crews will start to build the summer of 2016. The highway is the largest project that has ever been proposed for Arizona. It is also the first highway public-private partnership that the state has seen and will not be used as a toll road. Read More »

Engineering News-Record Southwest magazine recently named the ADOT as its Owner of the Year. The award honored the department for its management of infrastructure projects throughout the year. The magazine specifically highlighted ADOT's $110 million Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway widening project in Mesa and its $73 million widening of Loop 101 in the Scottsdale area. Read More »

The ADOT has scheduled closures for Loop 101, which is also called Pima Freeway, Sunday and Monday while crews work on Black Mountain Boulevard bridge. The closures will occur in the East Valley and begin at 9 p.m. on Dec. 13 and end at 5 a.m. Monday. The closure will be in place from Cave Creek Road to State Route 51 so that the crews can conduct the necessary bridge work. Read More »

Congress recently approved a long-term federal transportation funding bill that includes two high priority corridors along Interstate 11 in Arizona. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, which is designed to last for the next five years, is a sign of significant progress. Now local departments of transportation can plan their infrastructure projects for years to come. Read More »

Crews working with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) conducted work on the bridge replacement project for Hell Canyon bridge, located on State Route 89, Thursday. The work first began at 7 p.m. and ended on schedule at 7 a.m. Friday. The night work required that drivers follow reroutes for a new, temporary detour that ran alongside the current highway. Read More »

Crews with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will continue paving westbound Interstate 10, from Benson to Tucson, until next week. The construction zone extends from a mile eastward from Exit 299 for Skyline Road to a mile eastward of Exit 291 for Marsh Station Road. The crews will need to close the westbound ramps for Mescal Road/J-Six Ranch and Skyline interchanges. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will be working on sidewalk construction and will need to close State Route 238 and Cobblestone Farms Drive in Pinal County. The closures, which extend from SR 347 to SR 238 and Cobblestone Farms Drive, started Sunday and will end Wednesday. From Sunday to Tuesday, the right lane will be closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation has scheduled road work for Interstate 8, located in Pinal County, through December. Each day, I-8 will be restricted to a single lane, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. The crews will not conduct their work over the holiday weekend, from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29. Drivers are cautioned to obey the 55 miles per hour speed limit decrease. Read More »

Crews with the Arizona Department of Transportation began extending paving from westbound Interstate 10 to State Route 83. These paving operations are mostly based east of Tucson. On Wednesday, crews will end their work at 12 p.m. so that holiday travel can continue as normal for Thanksgiving. Drivers using I-10 for their travels from Benson to Tucson will meet lane closures. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has started to construct a new undercrossing on State Route 189 at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. The $3.3 million improvement project will enable pedestrians to walk to and from the port safely. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is paving the westbound lanes of I-10 in Tucson Wednesday thru Friday. Drivers who need to use westbound I-10 need to set aside extra time for travel this week. The road will only have one lane open west of Exit 297 for Mescal Road/J-Six Ranch traffic interchange. This narrowing of traffic lanes will occur between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily. Read More »

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently received grants from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to optimize the collection of crash data throughout the state. The grants, which amount to $508,600 for the 2015 fiscal year and $106,000 for the 2016 federal fiscal year, will improve crash data by putting the information onto online databases. Read More »