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03/07/2026

Meet the volunteers beautifying Arizona roadsides

These are just a few examples of the efforts made by our growing team of volunteers. See who's volunteering in your community and the accomplishments already being made to reduce litter.
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03/06/2026

Route 66 centennial: Ways you can join a year of celebration

While Route 66 was officially decommissioned in the 1980s and replaced in Arizona by I-40, its centennial is a big deal for those of us in the highway business. In this post, we're pointing you to some of the ways Arizona cities and towns are celebrating:
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Map of Loop 303 project in North Valley
03/01/2026

PODCAST: Big Loop 303 improvements underway in the North Valley

Joe Heller, our resident engineer on a big project getting underway in the North Valley, joins On the Road With ADOT this week to explain what's coming over the next two and a half years, including a flyover ramp connecting northbound I-17 with Loop 303.
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11/19/2019

Do you really "Know Snow?"

Winter is around the corner and we want to test your knowledge about traveling in snow.
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11/15/2019

Adopt a Highway: New volunteers excited to get started

Though Philip C. Brogdon has passed away, his family will continue to gather near Big Lake. But they are taking one more step to remember Philip and his love for "God's country."
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Black and white image of construction on I-19
11/14/2019

Throwback Thursday: The when and where

We were lucky that today's Throwback Thursday photo tells us it was snapped during I-19's construction in February 1977 between Tubac and Canoa Ranch.
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11/13/2019

Condensed Construction Academy format providing fast track to careers

How much could you get done in two weeks? A new format for ADOT's Construction Academy gives participants a chance to jumpstart careers in construction.
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Red Do Not Enter and Wrong Way signs are posted at the entrance to a roadway, with traffic lights and a fence visible on the right side.
11/12/2019

Making wrong-way signs more noticeable – in a big way

Efforts to reduce the risk of crashes caused by often-impaired wrong-way drivers involve a variety of countermeasures. They include increasing the size and visibility of wrong-way signs at state highway interchanges. Those upgrades received...
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11/10/2019

Where in AZ?? 11/10/19

It's another weekend road trip idea in this week's "Where in AZ??" installment.
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11/08/2019

From the director: Why care about traffic incident management?

Please share these tips with family and friends so even more drivers become aware of how they can contribute to making our roads safer.
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11/07/2019

MVD director does a little good with mini-Tesla donation

When our MVD director was a recipient of a pint-sized Tesla and U-Haul trailer, he knew exactly where it should go.
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Traffic camera view of snow along I-17 at Cordes Junction
11/05/2019

Driving Safety Home: Know Snow

http://twitter.com/ArizonaDOTIt's the time of the year to once again be thinking about how to drive safely during snowy and icy conditions. ADOT's state engineer shares a few tips.
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11/04/2019

Doing the bridge slide - and we don't mean a dance move

It's not a dance move, but an innovative new technique for replacing bridges. Read more in today's blog.
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