ADOT Interstate 17 Traffic Alert for the week of May 27 – May 31, 2013 Sedona AZ (May 28, 2013) – Motorists traveling on Arizona Interstate 17 south of Camp Verde from Midnight until 3:00 a.m. this week will need to plan ahead and allow extra travel time due to overnight construction on a climbing lane project, advises the Arizona Department of Transportation. Overnight work will require... 

Bike MS Ride the Vortex Sedona-Verde Valley event weekend attracts 700 riders Sedona AZ (May 23, 2013) – Despite battling some tough winds on Arizona Highway 89A, “the tortuous hills of Sedona and the brutal rays from the vortex,” Cottonwood City Manager Doug Bartosh managed to cycle about 25 miles more than Sedona City Manager Tim Ernster during last weekend’s Bike MS: Ride the Vortex... 

Share the Road this weekend Sedona AZ (May 16, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to be alert for bicyclists traveling along the shoulders of state highways throughout the Verde Valley this weekend due to a special event. More than a thousand bicyclists are expected to participate in the 27th Annual Bike MS Ride the Vortex bike race on Saturday, May 18... 

Sedona AZ (May 13, 2013) – The Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest in partnership with the City of Sedona and the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA) are currently investigating strategies to provide public transportation to trailheads, recreation sites and visitor centers on Arizona State Highway 179 north from the Forest Service... 

Blue bag filled with Arizona litter Camp Verde AZ (May 13, 2013) – What do you see as you travel down Finnie Flats Road into Camp Verde and throughout Arizona? Do you see all the litter alongside the roads? On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 9:00 in the morning, you will see a different picture when the 6th and 7th graders from American Heritage Academy, Camp Verde campus, will be making a difference... 

PHOENIX AZ (May 8, 2013) – As summer approaches in northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation will reopen State Route 67 between Jacob Lake and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Arizona State Route 67, which is the lone road that links US 89A at Jacob Lake to the North Rim, is regularly closed in the winter season, usually starting in late... 

Cottonwood AZ (May 6, 2013) – Lane restrictions will be required on an eight-mile segment of Arizona State Route 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona beginning Monday, May 13, 2013, to allow crews to perform preventative maintenance on the roadway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Work will continue daily, Monday to Thursday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 21, 2013. The four-lane... 

Sedona AZ (April 28, 2013) – The construction of the two-mile-long climbing lane near the top of Copper Canyon Hill will require closing Arizona Interstate 17 in both directions on Thursday, May 2, 2013, for up to one hour between midnight and 1 a.m. as crews prepare for blasting rock cuts along the highway. Traffic on northbound I-17 will be stopped at State Route 169 and southbound I-17 will... 

SHOW LOW AZ (April 16, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened several highways in the White Mountains that are closed each winter after the first snowfall today. The following highways have reopened: State Route 261 between Eagar and Big Lake State Route 273 between Sunrise Park and Big Lake State Route 473 between State Route 260 and Hawley Lake ADOT encourages Arizonans... 

WICKENBURG AZ (April 13, 2013) – The traveling public is advised that due to a special event, the junction of Arizona US 60 and US 93 at the south roundabout in downtown Wickenburg will close briefly from 11:30 a.m. until Noon on Monday, April 15, 2013, and again Friday, April 19, 2013, from Noon until 12:30 p.m. alerts the Arizona Department of Transportation. Plan your travels accordingly...