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07/31/2026

Adopt a Highway for National CleanUp Day, Sept. 19

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.

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Black and white image of Old Trails Garage. Multiple old vehicles, including Model T's, are parked in front while men stand beside the vehicles.

07/27/2026

Then and now: Route 66 Old Trails Garage and Store

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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07/23/2026

TeleMVD now available in Colorado City

The newest TeleMVD station is located in the Colorado City Town Hall and will help residents conduct MVD business in the community without having to go to an MVD or Authorized Third Party office miles away.

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Local foundation focuses on bicycle safety while honoring a cyclist lost in tragic crash

Bicyclist safety should be a focus for both drivers and bicyclists.

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Get the ADOT AZ511 app. Check it before you leave home. az511.gov

10/20/2021

AZ 511 system wins award, but you're the big winner

ADOT was honored when its AZ 511 Traveler Information System was given top honors in a recent awards ceremony, but it was all to benefit you, the motorist!

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10/19/2021

Small, yellow remote-controlled machine helps build ADOT highways

This trench crawling, soil compacting machine almost looks like a toy, but looks can be deceiving. It's a hard worker on highway construction sites.

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10/18/2021

Rounding up the owner of lost livestock gets easier

Finding the owner of a lost dog can be difficult. Imaging trying to track down the owner of a lost cow.

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10/15/2021

Freeway parade highlights importance of "Move Over" law

If you're driving around Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 16, you may see a freeway parade of 100 or more vehicles.

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10/13/2021

You can help the Fourth Street Bridge project in Flagstaff win a national award

One of Arizona's transportation projects is up for a big award and we need your help!

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10/12/2021

Adopt a Highway: Outstanding volunteers in Leupp gather to remember community leader Mary R. Clay

One Adopt a Highway group in northeastern Arizona honors their Navajo elder through their volunteerism.

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10/08/2021

With I-10 Broadway Curve construction ramping up, chess-themed TV commercials remind you ‘good info is a good thing’

National Chess Day is tomorrow and it's a reminder that details matter, whether it's in the game of chess or while working on a major highway project.

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