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Senior Resident Engineer Jimmy Naujokaitis is On the Road with ADOT, talking to host Doug Nintzel about early work and what to expect as this Loop 303 construction advances over the next several years.
If you’re new to trash cleanups, it’s not too late to get involved. Read about the most wonderful day of the year for Adopt a Highway volunteers and how to register in time for National CleanUp Day.
In honor of the upcoming centennial of Route 66, we’ve decided to look back on one of the iconic stops along the route that still stands proud to this day: the Old Trails Garage.

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Almost anywhere you go, you’re bound to see one. Many Arizona drivers put specialty license plates on their cars to show support for their favorite sports teams, causes and more, all while supporting organizations working to better our...
Traveling with pets can be fun: they keep you company and can make for some great photos at landmarks. It can also add some stress and we’re sharing these travel safety tips from the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to...
Unless you’re a traffic engineer, you probably haven’t thought much about how freeway ramp closures impact nearby exit and entrance ramps and the local streets they lead to and from. Well, let's ramp up your knowledge of this!
Piece by piece, the Gila River bridge on State Route 79 is sliding into place.
I'm just going to say it: I hate the cold. Anything under, say, 70 degrees, and I'm a whining, grumbling malcontent. So, as the weather outside turns cold and gray, you can often find me hovering near a space heater, or swathed in some...
Did you hear the news? ADOT named the Cottonwood Municipal Airport as the 2022 Arizona Airport of the Year!
This archived photo shows the Red Mountain Freeway in its development.
Share your thoughts about how ADOT should plan for the future. Participate in the Long-Range Transportation Plan survey through Dec. 21.
Thank you to volunteers who help keep our villages and not-so-pointy mountains litter-free.
Today, we throw it back to a Red Mountain Freeway in progress.