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08/16/2026

PODCAST: Arizona Highways Magazine is set to cover the Route 66 Centennial

In this episode of On the Road with ADOT, host Doug Nintzel sits down with Arizona Highways Editor Robert Stieve to talk about coverage of the Mother Road and other news out of our iconic publication.
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Aerial view of Hance Park.
08/10/2026

Forever linked: The I-10 tunnel and Hance Park have different birthdays

While the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel turns 36, younger "sibling" Margaret T. Hance Park maintains its place as a space for the community to gather.
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Loop 303 project
08/07/2026

Big freeway construction project is in its early stages south of I-10 in Goodyear

The opening of a well-known travel center featuring a beaver mascot in Goodyear made a lot more news this summer than the start of ADOT’s latest freeway construction project, also in that West Valley city. The project to extend Loop 303...
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01/03/2023

Cottonwood Airport is Arizona's Airport of the Year for 2022

Did you hear the news? ADOT named the Cottonwood Municipal Airport as the 2022 Arizona Airport of the Year!
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Historic photo of workers viewing trench at project site
12/21/2022

Wayback Wednesday: Mystery men of 1990s era ADOT

This archived photo shows the Red Mountain Freeway in its development.
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A graphic showing ADOT workers maintaining roads, with signage for preservation, modernization, and expansion as part of the 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
12/14/2022

Your input is needed for the long-range transportation plan: A roadmap for ADOT’s future

Share your thoughts about how ADOT should plan for the future. Participate in the Long-Range Transportation Plan survey through Dec. 21.
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12/08/2022

Adopt a Highway: Is your puzzler sore?

Thank you to volunteers who help keep our villages and not-so-pointy mountains litter-free.
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Construction worker next to materials
12/01/2022

Throwback Thursday: Construction of Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway

Today, we throw it back to a Red Mountain Freeway in progress.
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Prescott courthouse
11/29/2022

Behind the Place Name: Prescott

We hear about these places all the time. But how did they get their names?
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Traffic in Interstate 10 Broadway Curve construction zone
11/29/2022

The word on the street is the shoofly is in, at least temporarily

Yes, "shoofly" is a transportation term, too.
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A green tent set up in a grassy area surrounded by trees; cover of Arizona Highways Camping Guide book.
11/19/2022

Nov. 19 Camp Day: What's your favorite Copper State campground?

Don't miss our latest survey!
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Cody Smith with his Incident Response Unit vehicle
11/17/2022

Shining the spotlight on our Incident Response Unit during Crash Responder Safety Week

It’s Crash Responder Safety Week and, here at ADOT, we’re spotlighting a team that responds to incidents and help improve safety by getting traffic moving sooner after crashes and other incidents occur. We are, of course, referring to our...
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Demolished roadway concrete pieces to be reused
11/15/2022

Waste Not: Reusing materials from the past to build for the future

Asphalt millings, concrete, metal and steel are the most common types of construction waste; but the Broadway Curve project team has future plans for all of them.
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