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Volunteer placing trash in ADOT bag
03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.
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Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
03/14/2026

Don’t leave it up to luck: Designate a driver this St. Patrick’s Day

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, we want to take a moment and remind everyone to plan ahead so you get home safely after the festivities. If you’re out on state highways this weekend, you may notice some of our overhead message...
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Grand Canyon viewed from Point Huitzl
01/24/2020

Seeing the sights? State highways will get you there

Want to see the best places the state has to offer? The Arizona highway system has you covered.
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Black and white image of construction work done on a steep hill
01/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: View from the bottom

Here's a view that's not so common: the beginnings of the original Burro Creek bridge on US 93.
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Road sign Forest Lakes Heber and Snowflake
01/22/2020

Are we there yet? A guide to highway distance signs

You are getting away for a long weekend in the White Mountains. Or maybe you are coming back from a vacation at Rocky Point. Either way, you are on the highway and wondering how much longer until you reach your destination. Then, a little...
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A blue roadside sign reads, Why: Gas, Food, Lodging, Camping beside a deserted highway in a dry, desert landscape with distant hills.
01/21/2020

The transportation why behind Why, Arizona

Good ol' Why, Arizona. This unincorporated community in southern Arizona of just over 160 people (as of the last census) always ranks high on the list of weird town names in Arizona, and often makes the list for the most unusual place name...
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Litter including plastic bottles, a can, and cardboard are scattered on a storm drain by a roadside. A blurred truck drives past in the background.
01/17/2020

Help keep stormwater clean and rolling along

Next week is Stormwater Awareness Week. Here's what that means for state highways.
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Black and white image of a miniature rest area diorama
01/16/2020

Throwback Thursday: It's only a model

A model for the Sacaton Rest Area shows an interesting glimpse of what might have been.
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Highway sign directing to South Mountain Freeway
01/15/2020

From chuckwallas to elephants: South Mountain Freeway by the numbers

The South Mountain Freeway has been open less than one full month, but most drivers already refer to Arizona’s newest freeway by its number: 202. There are now three segments of the Loop 202 circling the Valley. But to those involved in...
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People gathered for safety briefing before State Route 286 cleanup
01/14/2020

Ways to serve on MLK Day of Service and beyond

Adopt a Highway offers an opportunity to serve all year round.
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I-10 Ruthrauff Eastbound View
01/13/2020

Another interchange upgrade is underway in the Tucson area

As with other recent interchange projects, I-10 and Ruthrauff Road is getting a bridge carrying local traffic across the freeway and railroad tracks.
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Two steel arch bridges span a deep desert canyon with a river running through, surrounded by steep red rock cliffs under a clear blue sky.
01/10/2020

Navajo Bridge: Making connections since 1929

It's been more than 90 years since crews completed the original Navajo Bridge, an arching, architecturally significant span that looms dramatically across Marble Canyon and provides a rare vehicle crossing of the Colorado River in a remote...
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