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11/09/2025

PODCAST: Shining a spotlight on ADOT's next big I-10 improvement at Wild Horse Pass

This week's episode of On the Road with ADOT podcast features the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, which will add lanes and other much-needed upgrades along 26 miles of the interstate between Chandler and Casa Grande.
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11/03/2025

Stay alert and don’t drive drowsy

Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...
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11/02/2025

PODCAST: ADOT Enforcement & Compliance Division promotes commercial vehicle safety

One way ADOT helps safely connect people and empower Arizona's economy is operating commercial ports of entry. This is where officers with our Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) make sure large trucks and other commercial vehicles have proper permits and weight and are safe to operate on state highways.
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11/02/2022

Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal marks 55 years

The Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal is celebrating 55 years!
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11/01/2022

Bridge builder's identity rediscovered, honored one century after death

Lafe McDaniel died during the construction of the Navajo Bridge, but his identiity and his life had been largely forgotten in the decades after his death.
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10/27/2022

Let’s talk zipper merge

A shorter queue. A lowered risk of rear-end collisions. Increased roadway efficiency. These are the benefits of the zipper merge!
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10/19/2022

Pennywise and Jason may be scary; but don’t be afraid to talk with your teen driver about safe driving habits

October can be a spooky month, but talking with your teen driver about making good decisions behind the wheel should never be frightful.
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10/18/2022

Adopt a Highway: Starlight Pines Homeowners Association celebrates 32 years of volunteerism

One community in Happy Jack is celebrating 32 years of particiption in Arizona's Adopt a Highway program!
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10/17/2022

Tips for your teen driver

National Teen Driver Safety Week is a great time to talk to your new driver about how stay safe on the road.
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10/15/2022

For incident responders, the roadside is the office, so ‘Move Over’ to keep them safe

Imagine an officer worker sitting at a desk working on the side of the freeway while vehicles whiz by at 65 mph. Pretty dangerous, huh? While the roadside isn’t the normal place for office workers, it is the regular work area for incident...
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10/14/2022

Move Over: It’s the law

Move Over. Besides being the law in Arizona, it’s a simple gesture to provide a safe space for law enforcement, medical personnel, emergency responders and tow truck operators to render aid to motorists on the side of the road. By moving over, you are saving lives.
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10/12/2022

Partnerships help produce new snow chain pull-out, SR 169 improvements

A new pull-out area on eastbound I-40 near Ash Fork is nearing completion that will allow commercial truckers to put snow chains on their semis.
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10/11/2022

Cross that bridge when you come to it

Construction is underway on the future multiuse bridge at Alameda Drive, which will connect both ends of street over I-10 in Phoenix and Tempe.
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