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Arizona planners eye passenger rail linking Phoenix, Tucson
State transportation planners who studied multiple options for proposed passenger train service between Phoenix and Tucson are recommending one that would follow largely existing freight railroad tracks and serve both Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix and downtown Tucson.
State to remove homes in path of Phoenix freeway expansion
Crews are set to demolish nearly 200 vacant homes, clearing the way for the expansion of a metropolitan Phoenix freeway.
4 new specialty license plates available in Arizona
The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun offering four new specialty license plates for drivers who want to personalize their vehicles.
Arizona gets extension to meet REAL ID license requirements
Arizona Department of Transportation officials said Wednesday the state has been given extra time by the federal government to develop a driver's license that complies with new federal security rules mandated by the 2005 REAL ID Act, a move that means state residents will likely be able to continue using their current documents at airports and federal buildings for five more years.
Federal appeals court to decide if DACA preempts Arizona on Dreamers’ licenses
The question of whether a federal court allows the state to deny licenses to dreamers could depend on how hard the judges believe it is to get around Arizona without a car.
Freeway signs’ displays of estimated travel times extended
Estimated travel times are being displayed longer and on additional days on overhead message signs along Phoenix-area freeways.
Judge refuses to block planned South Mountain Freeway
A judge is refusing to block a planned freeway project in the Phoenix area. U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa on Tuesday denied a request for a pretrial preliminary injunction.
ADOT asks for extension to meet REAL ID requirements
The Arizona Department of Transportation has asked the federal government for an extension to develop a REAL ID compliant license before a January 1 deadline.
State seeks to again allow ADOT to deny licenses to ‘Dreamers’
Saying the president acted illegally, an attorney for the state wants appellate judges to once again allow the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation to refuse to issue licenses to “dreamers.”
Arizona tests alert system to prevent wrong-way crashes
A rash of deadly wrong-way crashes on Phoenix-area freeways has led the Arizona Department of Transportation to research technology that would detect a car driving the wrong direction and send alerts to overhead freeway signs and police.
3 teams remain in running for Phoenix freeway project
Three teams of developers, contractors, engineering firms and consultants remain in contention for a mammoth Arizona freeway construction project.
Feds approve $1.9 billion South Mountain freeway project
The federal government has given final approval to a $1.9 billion project to extend the Loop 202 freeway around the southern edge of the Phoenix area.
