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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive calmly.

12/25/2025

Drive calmly and jingle all the way home over Christmas

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and while we’re in the final dash to Dec. 25 and buying last-minute presents to put under the tree, we’re taking a moment to remind drivers to practice safe driving over the holidays. If you’re out...

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Blanket made of squares created by ADOT employees.

12/24/2025

Adopt an Angel: ADOT employees give back to colleagues and the community

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our employees, the Adopt an Angel program helped 43 ADOT families this holiday season and fulfilled more than 200 wishes.

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12/24/2025

MVD employees help brighten the holidays across Arizona

MVD offices pick a charitable organization in their community to help and collect food, toys or whatever supplies that the charitable organization requests to help bring that holiday feeling to families in need.

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Adopt a Highway: Outstanding volunteers in Leupp gather to remember community leader Mary R. Clay

One Adopt a Highway group in northeastern Arizona honors their Navajo elder through their volunteerism.

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10/08/2021

With I-10 Broadway Curve construction ramping up, chess-themed TV commercials remind you ‘good info is a good thing’

National Chess Day is tomorrow and it's a reminder that details matter, whether it's in the game of chess or while working on a major highway project.

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10/05/2021

ADOT wins two TransComm awards

ADOT's Blog and Twitter accounts came home with wins at the 2021 AASHTO TransComm Awards.

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10/04/2021

Adopt a Highway: Honoring Michael Scott on National CleanUp Day

Read about one family that paid tribute to their little brother on National CleanUp Day.

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09/30/2021

Ask ADOT: Why are highway signs green?

Most signs we encounter along the highway are colored a specific shade of green. Why is that?

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09/29/2021

Crews from two projects team up on improvement work, reduce need for additional closure

The work zone ADOT is setting up this weekend will enable crews to build a better interchange at Interstate 10 and the US 60 (Superstition Freeway). We’re getting the word out every way we can to alert drivers about this weekend’s full...

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09/28/2021

Dinnebito Wash Bridge project winding down on SR 264

The Dinnebito Wash Bridge is a vital crossing on State Route 264, the highway that links together all the Hopi villages. This is why the bridge rehabilitation project is so important.

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