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01/27/2026

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back!

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back again and we’re asking for Arizonans to help name a few of our snowplows! When winter storms roll through our state, ADOT’s snowplow operators work tirelessly to clear highways of ice and snow, helping...
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01/25/2026

PODCAST: Looking ahead to Southern Arizona projects for 2026

In this 10-minute episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff discusses Southern Arizona improvements that are starting, continuing and finishing in 2026, including major upgrades for the Tucson area.
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Two steel bridges with arched supports and railings cross over a dry, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation under a cloudy sky.
01/21/2026

Salt River Canyon Bridge: Get your steps in while seeing Arizona’s beauty

The 1934 US 60 Salt River Canyon Bridge still exists - and pedestrians can still walk on it.
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02/19/2013

National Engineers Week celebrates contributions

Ever think about where we’d be without engineers? We know we certainly wouldn’t have most of the “stuff” that surrounds us in our everyday lives, or, if we did, it probably wouldn’t operate the way it does now ...
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Three men examine a large topographic map on a table, with drafting tools in use; a city map hangs on the wall behind them.
02/14/2013

From the Archives: Photogrammetry and Surveying

ADOT has been constructing roads in Arizona for a long time, but technology and methods sure have changed along the way. Want some proof? Just look at these photographs!
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02/13/2013

ADOT enhances online camera images as part of operations center upgrade

Did you know you can check your commute before you head out on the road? All you have to do is visit az511.gov and take a look at the view from our freeway cameras …
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A curved highway with cars driving under a blue sky with scattered clouds and grassy hillsides.
02/12/2013

New report details long-distance, rural travel

When developing a future route, ADOT planners don’t just guess where the road should go. Instead, they depend on detailed data and planning analysis tools to make their decisions …
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02/08/2013

Third party vendors offer MVD services

When it comes to conducting business with ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division, customers have more than one alternative ...
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02/06/2013

Building a Freeway: Project Development Process

ADOT Construction Manual. We were perusing the ADOT Construction Manual just recently and we came across a passage that terrifically sums up ADOT’s Project Development Process.
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A crane lifts construction materials onto a long, elevated bridge supported by tall pillars, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.
02/05/2013

Loop 303/I-10 interchange project reaches milestone

Time sure does fly ... Construction started on the Loop 303/I-10 interchange project last winter, but now, only about one year later, work on the future freeway-to-freeway connection is 50 percent complete!
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A group photo by motorcycles with officials at a podium for a TEAM Arizona safety event, highlighting efforts to reduce motorcycle crashes in Arizona.
01/31/2013

Reducing motorcycle-crash deaths a statewide priority

Motorcycle-crash deaths in Arizona rose 59 percent between 2010 and 2011, an alarming statistic ADOT Director John Halikowski spoke of during a safety event held yesterday in Gilbert ...
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01/30/2013

Work on climbing lane project begins

If you’re familiar with the stretch of southbound I-17 just south of Camp Verde, you know there’s a bit of a steep climb involved for a few miles of the drive ...
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A two-lane highway leads toward a rocky hill covered with sparse desert vegetation under a partly cloudy sky. There are guardrails and shoulder areas on each side.
01/29/2013

Transportation Defined: Climbing Lanes

Next time you’re traveling uphill only to get stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle or truck, you’ll appreciate the concept of a climbing lane ...
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