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10/12/2025

PODCAST: Our director explains Arizona's new safe-driving campaign

Spend a few minutes with ADOT Director Jennifer Toth and host Doug Nintzel and we hope you'll take the following to heart: Choosing not to speed, choosing not to drive impaired, choosing to wear a seat belt and making other simple choices will result in fewer life-altering crashes on all Arizona roadways.
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Make Bullhead Better volunteers
10/09/2025

Tomorrow’s leaders make a positive difference in Fort Mohave

Motivated to improve the community, a civic group and 35 students led a cleanup of State Route 95 in Fort Mohave.
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A digital message board on the highway encouraging drivers to use their blinkers
10/08/2025

Give me an assist and use your blinker

As the Phoenix Mercury prepares to play in their first home game of the 2025 WNBA Finals, we want to remind motorists to give an assist to their highway teammates and use their blinkers while they’re driving to help them safely get to and...
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Used Cars (1980)
02/24/2025

Movies filmed on Arizona highways, the sequel

Recently, we published a blog that highlighted a dozen movies filmed on Arizona highways. We shared the blog on social media and, in response, you suggested more than 100 more movies you thought might have also featured Arizona highways...
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The top 10 specialty plate designs.
02/23/2025

The 10 most popular specialty license plates in Arizona for 2024

With over 100 designs to choose from, many Arizonans opt to adorn their vehicle with a specialty license plate to show support for their favorite sports team, local organization or charitable cause. Each specialty license plate costs $25...
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Map of Loop 202 Santan Freeway widening project
02/23/2025

PODCAST: ADOT's Loop 202 Santan project is adding more than just new lanes

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features two engineers leading our project that's increasing capacity on the Loop 202 Santan Freeway in the Southeast Valley: Lionel Goy and John Hall.
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New I-10/Orange Grove interchange
02/20/2025

Big step forward for ADOT's I-10 widening project in northwest Tucson area

Reopening an improved I-10 interchange with Orange Grove Road now moves the focus of a widening project to completing a Sunset Road interchange.
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ADOT engineer Erica Eggen
02/18/2025

Engineers Week: Training guided this engineer to a career designing roadways

ADOT's Engineer in Training (EIT) program was the gateway to a career in roadway design engineering for Erica Eggen.
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02/18/2025

Engineers Week: Meet an engineer who works in the Traffic Design Section

When you drive down a highway and notice the placement of a green exit sign, or the lane striping on the concrete, or even arrows that help direct you into certain lanes — those are all design aspects of the highway that are carefully...
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Jimmy the Engineer
02/17/2025

Engineers Week: In-house training sparked a career leading Phoenix-area projects

ADOT's Engineer in Training program is an essential foot in the door for many who have built careers, including Jimmy Naujokaitis, Senior Resident Engineer in ADOT's Central District in Phoenix.
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02/17/2025

Engineers Week: A Q&A with an early-career engineer

Matt Steiner recently completed ADOT's Engineer in Training program and shares his experience.
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02/16/2025

PODCAST: Commitment to safety drives ADOT Director Jennifer Toth

ADOT Director Jennifer Toth joins this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT to discuss Engineers Week and her career in engineering that began with ADOT's Engineers-in-Training program. She also shares a passion for safety,
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to use their blinker.
02/12/2025

Using your blinker? You’re talking our type of language this Valentine’s Day

As Arizonans secure last-minute dinner plans and gifts for their loved ones this Valentine’s Day, we want to remind drivers that using your turn signals is an easy way to show your care for others on the road. If you’re out on the highways...
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