Arizona DOT

Chuck Harvey - Tue September 12, 2017

$32.8M Project Nears Completion on Route 60 in Superior

Crews in Arizona are rebuilding a 6-mi. stretch of U.S. Route 60 from Queen Creek east through the town of Superior to the junction with state Route 177. It is part of Arizona's $32.8 million Route 60: Silver King Road Project....

Tue August 15, 2017

Got Dirt? Earthmoving Role in Building SMF

Building a freeway requires moving a lot of dirt, particularly for the roadway surface, and to build bridge and wall foundations, embankments and connecting ramps. For the 22-mi. Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the largest-ever highway project in Arizona, crews will haul and compact about 10 million cu....

Tue August 15, 2017

Transportation Board OKs Contract for ADOT Wrong-Way Detection System

Construction of a first-in-the-nation system to detect wrong-way vehicles and alert law enforcement and other drivers was scheduled to begin in early August following State Transportation Board approval of the contract for installation....

Tue August 15, 2017

ADOT's Construction Academy Provides Gateway to Careers

Thirty-one individuals seeking a hand up obtained entry-level positions as flaggers on construction projects, paying $13 to $19 per hour, due to free training provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation....

Tue July 18, 2017

First Bridge Girders in Place for South Mountain Freeway

The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway continues taking shape with the installation of bridge girders, together weighing more than two Boeing 747 jets, at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills....

Tue July 18, 2017

Reinforced Carbon Fiber Gives ADOT Crews New Tool for Bridge Repairs

The Arizona Department of Transportation has turned to a space-age technique to repair and strengthen girders on two Interstate 17 bridges in Phoenix. As a result, one of those bridges is no longer listed as structurally deficient....

Thu May 18, 2017

ADOT's Use of Rubberized Asphalt Gives New Life to Recycled Tires

The rubberized asphalt used by the Arizona Department of Transportation on many highway paving projects not only creates a smooth ride for drivers, it also provides a second life for the rubber from thousands of old, worn tires that might otherwise be dumped in landfills....

Tue May 02, 2017

Maricopa Police Train Using Home Acquired for SR 347 Project

While Lt. Mike Campbell hopes Maricopa Police Department officers never need to enter a home to remove a barricaded suspect, a partnership with the Arizona Department of Transportation has helped them prepare, just in case....

Tue May 02, 2017

Work on Replacing I-19 Bridge Decks at Pima Mine Road Begins

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin work to replace the Interstate 19 bridge decks over Pima Mine Road in the town of Sahuarita. The $4.5 million project, located approximately 15 mi. south of Tucson and partially on the Tohono O'odham Nation's San Xavier District, includes replacing the bridge decks on the northbound and southbound travel lanes and reconstructing roadway and bridge approaches....

Mon April 03, 2017

New Virtual Tour of South Mountain Freeway Now Online

As the Loop South Mountain Freeway moves toward completion in late 2019, a new flyover animation reflects updated plans for the 22-mi.-long corridor. The six-and-a-half minute virtual tour of the South Mountain Freeway, the largest single freeway project in state history, is available at SouthMountainFreeway.com....