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05/24/2026

PODCAST: Get the 411 on ADOT’s 511 app and other Traveler Information options

If you’re not familiar with what AZ511 is and how it really can help with your driving experience here in Arizona, head out On the Road with ADOT to learn more.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive focused.
05/22/2026

Over Memorial Day Weekend, drive focused and designate a driver

The heat is here and a long three-day weekend is ahead to mark the unofficial start to summer. And with people planning road trips over Memorial Day weekend, we want to remind drivers to stay focused and expect the unexpected. But, before...
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Women discuss construction opportunities at ADOT expo
05/21/2026

ADOT expo panel highlights women in construction

Last week's ADOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Transportation Expo, themed "Road to Results: People, Projects and Progress," brought together more than 400 attendees ready to connect with industry leaders and explore project opportunities, build partnerships and make workforce connections.
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Loop 101 with twilight in the background
02/09/2022

A wider Loop 101 in play for the 2022 Phoenix Open, but consider shuttling to the event

We’re using our “pitching wedge” to get the word out about alternative parking plans for spectators headed to the Phoenix Open.
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Two construction workers in safety gear inspect and repair a damaged overpass with exposed rebar and cracked concrete beneath a green highway sign.
02/09/2022

Maximizing resources by ADOT’s Insurance Recovery Unit

Our Insurance Recovery Unit is responsible for recovering costs associated with damage to the state’s transportation system. For fiscal year 2021, the team recovered $4.7 million.
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Alyssa Williams, the plate designer
02/07/2022

Flagstaff student's design appears on Code Talker specialty plate

In 2020, Flagstaff student Alyssa Williams's design for the Code Talker specialty license plate won a contest. Now, her design honoring the Code Talkers has made it's way to license plates.
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Cross-section of fiber-optic conduit
02/04/2022

Broadband project connects Arizonans

Two active projects along I-17 and I-19 will add 200 miles of broadband conduit by early 2023.
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Abandoned mobile home on State Route 61 near St. Johns
02/04/2022

ADOT crews respond to abandoned mobile home on highway

Removing dilapidated, abandoned mobile home from a state highway isn't easy.
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Traffic on freeway
02/03/2022

Federal infrastructure money is coming... just not all at once

An explanation on how funds from the federal infrastructure bill are received and directed.
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A large container filled to the top with yellow shredded material sits in a wooden-paneled room.
02/02/2022

Mixing things up with asphalt to help preserve State Route 85

ADOT is testing a two-mile section of State Route 85 in Maricopa County using fiber-reinforced asphalt concrete.
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Arizona Rodeo Specialty License Plate
01/31/2022

Arizona Rodeo debuts new specialty license plate

One of the newest specialty license plates is from Arizona Rodeo.
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Aerial view of freeway interchange under construction
01/26/2022

The roles and responsibilities of the Arizona State Transportation Board

ADOT Director explains the roles, responsibilities of the State Transportation Board.
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Electronic highway sign at night displays the message BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP in bright yellow text above lanes of traffic.
01/17/2022

New year? Resolve to drive safer!

New year, new you? ADOT has some excellent suggestions to help make you a better driver in 2022.
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