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A couple of words come to mind when one examines the year that was and the year to come when it comes to Phoenix-area freeways: new lanes. Here's a look back and forward for Phoenix-area freeways.
Starting on Feb. 1, those who do not have a federally compliant credential like a passport or the Arizona Travel ID will be charged $45 for the new TSA ConfirmID service to get you through TSA security for up to 10 days.
On this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, Adopt a Highway Program Manager Mary Currie explains how you can get involved and help keep Arizona grand.

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If your travels have led you to this spot, you might want to join our "Where in AZ??" challenge.
We've created bingo cards filled with highway signs, traffic signs, specialty license plates and other things that you may spot on an Arizona road trip. Pack these cards on your next car trip for some family fun and we hope it can help keep...
About 50 Heber-Overgaard community members helped clean a dozen miles of highway shoulders this month.
Going uphill has always been part of driving north in Arizona. And that means steep hills and occasionally rocks, like in this photo from the 1930s.
Our project on the Fourth Street bridge over Interstate 40 is one of those times when things just seem to slide into place.
See for yourself how things are progressing on US 60 at Pinto Creek.
US 93 has a surprising quirk: Its milepost numbers get higher as you head south. Why the highway is like that is a tricky question to answer.
It might be a sign of the times or it might just be a busy area! Join or weekly "Where in AZ??" challenge.
Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.
More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.