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The Arizona Department of Transportation is taking part in Route 66 centennial celebrations and our 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck was a crowd favorite at the recent Ash Fork Heritage Day, which also celebrated the centennial.
Laura Douglas, our lead communicator on the upcoming State Route 347 improvement project, talks with guest host Marcy McMacken about much-anticipated changes set to occur on SR 347, including the addition of a third travel lane in each direction.
Read about safety precautions for Adopt a Highway volunteers and anyone planning to enjoy the Arizona outdoors this summer.

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Changes to the new driver road test are here and we have the details!
On National CleanUp Day on Sept. 17, 39 volunteer groups and 215 individual volunteers in 11 counties in Arizona filled 335 litter bags and gathered larger debris into piles for disposal totalling 2.3 tons.
The year is 1966 and the Broadway Curve won't open for two more years.
In 1973, the Globe movie theatre is showing a film that modern audiences know better as a slick sci-fi television series.
A look at child safety seats through the years.
Child safety seats and seat belts not only save lives and increase safety for little ones, but child safety seats are required by Arizona law. Children younger than 8 years old and shorter than 4 feet, 9 inches, must be properly secured in a safety or booster seat.
Celebrate Adopt a Highway with frames and GIFs on your social media.
Exploring the Canyon Padre Bridge near Flagstaff.
The federal deadline of May 3, 2023, for having a credential that will be accepted by TSA for domestic air travel is coming soon.
A significant milestone has been reached toward improving Interstate 10 south of the metro-Phoenix area, known as the Wild Horse Pass Corridor.