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....
Mon April 03, 2017
Arizonans Shape ADOT's Long-Range Transportation Plan
Playing the part of a transportation planner isn't always easy, especially when it comes to balancing priorities for Arizona's highway system with the realities of limited funding. When the Arizona Department of Transportation turned to the public and stakeholders last fall to tell us what's most important to them over the next 25 years, nearly 6,000 people statewide responded through a quick and interactive online survey....
Mon April 03, 2017
Wildlife Have Preferences for Crossing Highway
It turns out that some types of wildlife like to go over a state highway, others tend to go under it and still others can go either way. Those are initial results of a survey of camera-monitored usage of a new $9.5 million wildlife crossing of State Route 77 near Oro Valley in northeastern Pima County....
