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By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications Nearly ever-present sunshine and dry weather mean that motorcycles are our year-round in many parts of Arizona. One of the most popular times to ride is right now, when temperatures are comfortable in most of the state. In fact, later this month motorcyclists from across the Southwest will converge on … Read more

By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications In 1966, when the large steel-and-chrome cars of the era took up more space, there was still plenty of parking in downtown Flagstaff, as shown in this ADOT photo offering a slice of life along Birch Avenue east of Leroux Street. Styles were different then. The men in crew cuts … Read more

By Ryan Harding / ADOT Communications With warmer temps at hand, ADOT is starting paving projects in Arizona’s high country to repair damage from winter weather and heavy commercial traffic. A total of 182 lane miles will be paved or rebuilt this year. That’s a lot of pavement! The highways in the northern areas have taken … Read more

By Tom Herrmann / ADOT Communications Grubbing isn’t a word you hear a lot these days. There’s money-grubbing, power-grubbing. Just grubbing? Not so much. Still, as work begins to add new lanes to Interstate 10 near Casa Grande, we’ll start the way we almost always start: grubbing. It really just means removing the trees, shrubs and … Read more

By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications A lot has happened on Arizona’s highways this week. Our highways saw a snowstorm and even a lost boat. The Friday Five blog will give you a rundown of everything notable that transpired this week. You can see what else others are sharing by following the hashtag #FridayFive on social … Read more

By David Woodfill / ADOT Communications Although one could never tell from this old black-and-white photo, State Route 179 came to be known as the Red Rock Scenic Byway for its majestic red buttes composed of iron-rich sediment that formed over millions of years.   Motorists, like the lucky owner of that Datsun 240z, can drive this … Read more

By David Woodfill / ADOT Communications Excited about news that ADOT and the Federal Highway Administration are developing plans to add capacity to Interstate 17 just north of the Valley? Then you’ll want to join us next week for a public meeting at which ADOT planners will discuss potential improvements between Anthem and Cordes Junction. These … Read more

By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications It had been since Thanksgiving that traffic rolled along Southern Avenue in Laveen near 59th Avenue. There was a good reason for that: Crews needed to move a lot of earth to finish the first phase of a Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange project and reopen this busy road. On Monday, traffic … Read more