Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 21, 2019
ADOT Oversees $50M Project to Improve Interchanges
Described as a project that will help move people and products for decades to come, a $50 million undertaking to reconstruct two busy interchanges along Interstate 17 in north Phoenix, Ariz., is under way....
ADOT - Tue May 21, 2019
ADOT, Partners Expand Healthy Forest Initiative to Reduce Wildfire Risk
After the largest wildfire in state history burned more than 538,000 acres of eastern Arizona forest, the Arizona Department of Transportation and other groups launched a partnership in 2014 that included easing weight restrictions on certain state highways to help timber companies remove small trees and other vegetation that could fuel catastrophic fires....
ADOT - Tue May 21, 2019
Military Truck Drivers: There May Be Simpler Path to CDL
Veterans of the U.S. military who operated large vehicles as part of their service may qualify for an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division military skills test waiver when applying for a commercial driver license....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 23, 2019
South Mountain Freeway on Track for 2020 Completion
The Loop 202, Arizona's South Mountain Freeway, will add 22 mi. of freeway to the existing Phoenix metropolitan transportation system, easing traffic congestion and connecting the east and west valleys....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue April 23, 2019
Study of I-10 Improvements South of Valley Moves Forward
The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies are taking an essential step toward widening and other improvements along 23 mi. of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. In collaboration with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Gila River Indian Community, where this stretch is located, ADOT has issued a request for proposals for a design concept report and environmental study on adding a lane in each direction and improving existing interchanges....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue April 23, 2019
ADOT, Tribes Launch Forum on Transportation Issues
To strengthen working relationships with American Indian tribes, who are key stakeholders in the state highway system, the Arizona Department of Transportation has launched a series of forums to share ideas and provide information on agency resources....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue March 26, 2019
I-15 Narrows to One Lane Each Direction for Bridge Project
Motorists using Interstate 15 in far northwestern Arizona will need to budget extra travel time over the next year as the Arizona Department of Transportation improves the decks of three bridges through the Virgin River Gorge between St....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 26, 2019
ADOT Upgrades Busy SR347 in Growing Maricopa
Designed to improve traffic flow and safety, a project overseen by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Federal Highway Administration is making significant progress in Maricopa. Crews are tackling a portion of SR 347 that's widely used and in need of an upgrade....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue February 26, 2019
First Pecos Road Traffic Moving Onto Loop 202 SMF Lanes
For the first time, motorists will use a stretch of the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, in this case through a temporary configuration that will allow work to progress on the 17th Avenue and Desert Foothills Parkway interchanges in Ahwatukee....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Mon February 18, 2019
Public Meeting Will Preview Potential I-10 Improvements in Metro Phoenix
The Arizona Department of Transportation will hold a meeting in Tempe on Feb. 26, allowing the public to get information and provide input on improvements proposed for Interstate 10 between the Interstate 17 "Split" interchange and the Loop 202 Santan Freeway crossing Phoenix, Tempe, Guadalupe and Chandler....
