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Arizona DOT Adopt a Highway sees record number of …

2/26/2020
It was a very good 2019 for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program, with a record number of volunteer groups removing more litter along more miles of state …

Three weeks into the South Mountain Freeway

1/11/2020
In the three weeks since the South Mountain Freeway opened to traffic, a 31-year-old driver traveling the wrong way was killed in a collision with a car hauler.

South Mountain Freeway nears opening, Arizona …

12/18/2019
The South Mountain Freeway is almost here to use. Gov. Doug Ducey and other Arizona officials convened Wednesday morning to kick off the impending opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, also known as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway.

ADOT displays more travel times along Interstate 10

12/17/2019
Drivers who travel Interstate 10 between the Phoenix and Tucson areas are seeing something new on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s digital message boards.

ADOT remains committed to opening full South Mountain …

12/12/2019
The East and West valleys will soon have another connection without having to go through downtown Phoenix once the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway opens its full 22 miles.

Arizona transportation officials step up Travel ID …

11/22/2019
Nearly two-thirds of Arizona drivers have already complied with new federally mandated ID rules  — but the Arizona Department of Transportation has launched an awareness campaign ahead of …

Safety agency says distracted driver caused fatal Uber …

11/19/2019
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says Uber had an ineffective safety culture when one of its autonomous test vehicles ran down and killed a pedestrian last year in Tempe, …

Training programs may reduce labor shortage, …

11/15/2019
As Valley workers struggle to find affordable housing, local and national agencies seek solutions to an ongoing labor shortage some experts believe is helping drive up apartment rental prices. The …

TowPlows, training help give ADOT an edge when snow …

11/14/2019
Arizona Department of Transportation snowplows will operate around the clock when winter storms hamper travel on state highways. For Interstate 40 between Flagstaff and Williams, the highest …

Maricopa County officials seek public comments for …

11/14/2019
Maricopa County officials are looking ahead to another five years of planning for roadway improvements. The Maricopa County Department of Transportation is doing so through the Transportation …

Detection system to boost safety on Interstate 10 …

11/8/2019
When blowing dust reduces visibility along 10 miles of Interstate 10 between Eloy and Picacho Peak, a detection and warning system developed by the Arizona Department of Transportation will quickly …

Vexing vehicles: Leaders worldwide scramble to …

10/23/2019
New technologies almost always create new challenges and the increasingly visible electronic scooters are surely no exception. From Peoria to Paris, communities are straining to keep up as more and more shared active transportation vehicles, or SATVs, hit streets across the Valley and around the world.