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Hospitality and community support fuel Melissa Owen's 11th annual cleanup to reduce trash along State Route 286.
Joe Heller, ADOT's resident engineer in charge of the recently completed Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) project, visits On the Road With ADOT to discuss this $108 million improvement and a coming project there to use diamond grinding to provide a smooth, durable driving surface.
No matter what team you’re rooting for in the Super Bowl (or maybe you’re just waiting for the halftime show), we want to remind drivers to have a plan to get home safely after the game is over. If you’re out on Arizona highways on Sunday...

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It’s a question we get often on the I-17 Improvement Project – when will the new lanes from Anthem Way to Black Canyon City be done and open to traffic?
Here’s an aerial photo of what could be nearly any highway in Arizona in the 1970s. But if you engage with our weekly Flashback Trivia questions on social media (Facebook and Twitter/X), you may know what highway we’re looking at and the...
ADOT’s vision is safely connecting people and empowering Arizona’s economy. That includes those attention-grabbing and often humorous messages that appear when overhead message boards aren’t being used for other purposes. In the latest episode of our podcast, On the Road with ADOT, we talk safety messaging.
The first round of electric vehicle charging stations will open by the end of 2025, with 21 locations along interstates. That’s just the start. ADOT is already looking at another 38 or so charging stations to be built the following year or two.
2025? Who's thinking about 2025 yet? You are probably getting used to this new year and still putting down 2023 for the date before quickly correcting it. So 2025 may seem like it is way off in the distance. But next year – yes, 2025 is...
Chris Page spent his college days driving through highway work zones. Now, he manages highway projects.
Where we are going, we need safe roads. Here at ADOT, we love to celebrate National Engineers Week. It serves as a gentle reminder to highlight and recognize the importance that engineers play in building Arizona's roads and keeping...
During National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24, we’re asking engineers on some of ADOT’s projects to share with us stories about their work and careers. Today, meet Sara Howard from the Loop 101 Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard Improvement...
When you drive past an active highway construction zone, you may see people operating heavy equipment. You might not see the people that work behind the scenes to ensure that those projects run smoothly. Cordell Yazzie is one of those people.
ADOT Director Jennifer Toth shares her path to becoming to an engineer and celebrates the work done by engineers of all disciplines.