Sedona AZ (June 13, 2017) – Coming soon: Spectacular sunsets and brief heat relief from monsoon moisture. Also coming soon: Low- or no-visibility on roadways caused by dust storms. Monsoon season is returning to Arizona and during Monsoon Awareness Week, June 12-16, the Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding drivers how to stay safe on roadways when dust storms arrive. Arizona dust... 

2013 Arizona monsoon taken from iPhone atop Sedona Airport Mesa by Al Comello for SedonaEye.com Sedona AZ (August 8, 2016) – With thunderstorms occurring in southern Arizona and extreme weather possible elsewhere in the state, drivers should leave prepared and be ready to wait out heavy rain, high winds and blowing dust. The latest National Weather Service forecast calls for a strong chance of... 

Sedona AZ (August 6, 2016) – With construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway scheduled to begin later this summer, several city of Phoenix roadways along the 22-mile corridor are now officially part of the state highway system. As of this week, the South Mountain Freeway right of way has the designation State Route 202, meaning roadways in that area are now controlled by the Arizona... 

New Hell Canyon Bridge on right depicts a wider, stronger structure which replaced the original 62-year-old SR 89 bridge on its left. Sedona AZ (June 27, 2016) – The new State Route 89 bridge at Hell Canyon is longer, wider and better able to accommodate commercial traffic between Prescott and Interstate 40 than the 62-year-old span it replaces. The Arizona Department of Transportation opened... 

Arizona dust storm approaches Phoenix Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – Where will you be when the dust settles? That’s a question the Arizona Department of Transportation is asking motorists this year as another summer monsoon season begins. For the fourth consecutive year, ADOT is rolling out its “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” dust storm public awareness campaign in an ongoing effort to educate drivers... 

Sedona AZ (July 18, 2013) – The McGuireville rest area along Arizona Interstate 17 at milepost 298, near State Route 179 exit to Sedona, will close to the public for approximately 45 days in order to complete renovations to the rest area, advises the Arizona Department of Transportation. Facilities on both sides of I-17 will close on Monday, July 22, 2013, so crews can renovate the water pump...