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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive with care.

02/13/2026

Be a sweetheart and don’t cause mayhem on the roads over Valentine’s Day weekend

Two big events are happening this weekend: Valentine’s Day and Lady Gaga being in Glendale for the Mayhem Ball tour. We hope you’ve made plans with your sweetheart for dinner, or maybe you’ve secured tickets to see Mother Monster perform —...

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02/11/2026

Volunteers throw shade on trash

Volunteers tidied up a section of State Route 74 in north Phoenix, for the community and groundhogs alike.

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A concrete bridge with large support beams spans a deep red rock canyon under a cloudy sky.

02/10/2026

Waterhole Canyon Bridge is out-of-this-world

An odd-looking bridge in Northern Arizona is a gateway to some of Arizona's most spectacular scenery.

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Adopt a Highway: A chance to reminisce

For 11 years the Jim Clark and his family have honored his parents by driving five hours to help clean up a stretch of State Route 473.

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Multiple lanes of vehicles traveling in both directions on a busy highway bordered by concrete barriers and roadside signs under clear skies.

10/24/2019

It’s Teen Driver Safety Week

This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time.

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Twight view of freeway interchange through traffic camera

10/23/2019

Seeing is believing: ADOT has 20 more traffic cameras

If seeing is believing, then Phoenix-area motorists can now get behind the wheel more confident than ever of what to expect when it comes to traffic conditions. That's because we have added 20 traffic cameras on either end of the Valley to...

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10/22/2019

You don't need to be 16 to appreciate the Permit Test @ Home program

If you’re not almost 16 years old, nobody else in your family is almost 16 years old and you don’t even have any friends (or enemies, for that matter) who are almost 16 years old, then why should you care about teens taking the learner’s...

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