By John Halikowski / ADOT Director The Arizona Department of Transportation is making progress in laying the groundwork for the future Interstate 11. The agency is continuing to invest another $155 million for improvements to US 93 over the next five years. ADOT is also investing $134 million to upgrade State Route 189 between the … Read more
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications ADOT rest areas are far more than places to – well, you know. Among other things, rest areas provide opportunities to stretch legs, walk pets, have picnic lunches and safely use phones and other mobile electronic devices. We understand it’s a hardship when a rest area closes for a long renovation, and … Read more
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By Ryan Harding / ADOT CommunicationsADOT serves Arizonans in many ways, such as building and maintaining the state highway system, licensing drivers, registering vehicles and keeping commercial travel safe through our Enforcement and Compliance Division. But we also get involved in the communities where we live and work by supporting causes and giving to those … Read more
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By Lori Baker / ADOT Communications Sunset Point is the busiest of ADOT’s rest areas, serving as a way station for 900,000 drivers on Interstate 17 a year. In service since 1966, it offers weary travelers bathrooms, drinking fountains and covered ramadas along with breathtaking views across a valley toward the nearby Bradshaw Mountains. The … Read more
By John Halikowski / ADOT Director Who do you call when a traffic lane is blocked? The Arizona Department of Transportation ALERT (Arizona Local Emergency Response Team) teams for the Phoenix metropolitan area and highway maintenance teams are the first ones to be called by law enforcement to assist with traffic management. Our alert teams stand … Read more
By David Woodfill / ADOT CommunicationsValue engineering, a process used by ADOT and its contractors, is designed to speed up construction, reduce costs when possible and deliver superior final results. We recently told you about a bridge-improvement project on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff that has a larger scope – new bridges at Willard Springs Road rather than new … Read more
By Mary J. Currie /ADOT Communications Adopt a Highway groups choose their segments of road for a variety of reasons: environment, community, teamwork and groups with like-minded beliefs. What do they have in common? A commitment to removing unsightly litter and beautifying our highways. More than 400 groups statewide adopted their segments as a memorial … Read more
By Douglas Nick / ADOT Communications There it sits, on a shelf; a memento of a bygone time and a relic of a kinder, gentler age. It served you well, but its time has passed. Forged in the belly of a, well… uh, prison, it now stares at you as if to ask, “What becomes of … Read more