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A memorial dedicated to ADOT workers who died serving the state.

04/20/2026

Stay alert and slow down during Work Zone Awareness Week

It’s Work Zone Awareness Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to raise awareness about the things we all can do to keep each other safe in work zones. ADOT crews work all hours of the day to build and maintain Arizona’s highways. I’m...

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04/12/2026

PODCAST: You should pay attention to ADOT's distracted driving podcast

We know it’s not easy to avoid every distraction when you’re behind the wheel. All the more reason to pay attention to Kelsey Mo, ADOT’s public information officer for safety, as she talks to Doug Nintzel during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists look twice for motorcyclists

04/08/2026

Look twice for motorcyclists during Arizona Bike Week

If you see more motorcycles than usual on highways this weekend in the Phoenix area, it may be because Arizona Bike Week is currently happening at Westworld of Scottsdale. ADOT is not involved in the event itself, but we’re taking the...

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Contest names ADOT's dust storm ditty

http://azdot.gov/adotkidsA few enterprising ADOT employees have found a new way to spread the word about dust-storm safety, but they need your help to finish it!

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06/26/2020

Fairbank: Little town, shorter existence along SR 82

When talking about historic Arizona towns, our minds suddenly leap to more popular haunts like Jerome, a must-stop along the curvaceous State Route 89A, or Tombstone, the Old West archetype on State Route 80. But the fact is our state is...

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06/25/2020

Highway History: Standin’ on a corner… where?

There's a little ambiguity surrounding the corner featured in an iconic Eagles song, though Winslow rightly claims and celebrates it.

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06/25/2020

Highway History: Standin’ on a corner… where?

There's a little ambiguity surrounding the corner featured in an iconic Eagles song, though Winslow rightly claims and celebrates it.

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Masked participants in Construction Academy classroom

06/23/2020

Virtual technology helping ADOT boldly go forward

It may not quite be to the level of "Star Trek," but ADOT has embraced virtual communication during the current public health situation.

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06/23/2020

Portable signs point the way to bypassing I-17 work zone

The important ongoing project to reconstruct the Interstate 17 bridge over Central Avenue south of downtown Phoenix remains in an early stage. But before the work got started, our staff at ADOT knew the bridge work zone would present...

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06/22/2020

Something new for license plate lovers to spot

Most people may not be aware of it, but there are lots of people out there who really geek out on license plates. They collect them, hang them on their walls, trade war stories about strange and ancient plates they may have seen or actually...

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Road sign reads: Next 11 miles, Variable Speed Limit Corridor, with a white truck in the background.

06/18/2020

New for Monsoon 2020: When dust kicks up, speed limit goes down

Interstate 10 drivers between Eloy and Picacho Peak should expect something very different this summer when storms hit: reduced speed limits, speed feedback signs and new overhead boards that display urgent safety messages.

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