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This week's episode of On the Road with ADOT podcast features the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, which will add lanes and other much-needed upgrades along 26 miles of the interstate between Chandler and Casa Grande.
Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...
One way ADOT helps safely connect people and empower Arizona's economy is operating commercial ports of entry. This is where officers with our Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) make sure large trucks and other commercial vehicles have proper permits and weight and are safe to operate on state highways.

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Ever wonder how a bridge, whether it be a stately metal connector over a canyon or a concrete slab over a wash, comes into being? And why they take the form they do? Well, let us tell you!
History will most likely remember the late Justin Herman, Arizona Highway Department director from 1956-1973, as the energetic leader who shepherded in the modern state freeway system, including the Black Canyon (I-17), Superstition (US 60) and Maricopa (I-10) freeways.
This century-old other bridge over the Salt River deserves some recognition.
Our weekly challenge features a unique Arizona image and this week is no different.
As National Work Zone Awareness Week comes to an end, we hope the message of work zone safety is something that stays with all drivers.
This week we throwback nearly 50 years to a pleasant evening with a Valley freeway in its infancy.
Did you know that two highway workers have been injured this year while working on projects? That's why National Work Zone Awareness Week is so important. ADOT's director shares his thoughts.
ADOT has been posting to its blog for 10 years now, but the entire time we've had one mission - to give you the inside look at what we do and how and why we do it.
A year ago we introduced AZMVDNow.gov to help you complete MVD services on the Internet. But what about ServiceArizona.com? This is how the two work together to get you out of the MVD and onto the road.
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