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A snowplow on an icy highway plowing snow.
01/27/2026

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back!

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back again and we’re asking for Arizonans to help name a few of our snowplows! When winter storms roll through our state, ADOT’s snowplow operators work tirelessly to clear highways of ice and snow, helping...
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On the Road With ADOT logo
01/25/2026

PODCAST: Looking ahead to Southern Arizona projects for 2026

In this 10-minute episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff discusses Southern Arizona improvements that are starting, continuing and finishing in 2026, including major upgrades for the Tucson area.
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Two steel bridges with arched supports and railings cross over a dry, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation under a cloudy sky.
01/21/2026

Salt River Canyon Bridge: Get your steps in while seeing Arizona’s beauty

The 1934 US 60 Salt River Canyon Bridge still exists - and pedestrians can still walk on it.
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Crane works on future Loop 303 interchange
06/08/2021

Crews are lifting heavy objects along Loop 303 in north Peoria

A widening project is underway along Loop 303 along with preparations a connection to the city of Peoria’s Jomax Parkway.
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Meet Micah Hannam.
06/07/2021

ADOT Kids: Legos and treehouses led to this engineer's career!

Hey, ADOT Kids, do you know how to get started on an engineering career? For this ADOT employee, his love for building things started when he was kid.
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06/04/2021

From the Archive: The ultimate vandal

We do a lot to prevent and clean up graffiti and other acts of vandalism, but what do you do when the vandal is a little more extraordinary?
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Overhead digital highway sign reads SECURE YOUR LOAD REDUCE CRASHES AND LITTER.
06/03/2021

Is your load secure? Make sure!

Mattresses, kayaks, grills, even Christmas trees. We've seen it all on Arizona highways. But items left on our roadways aren't only ugly, they are dangerous.
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2022-2026 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program Cover
06/02/2021

We want your opinion as we map out years of highway improvements

We want your help planning highway projects. The deadline to comment on our tentative Five-Year Plan ends tomorrow!
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I-10 and I-17 Split Night View
06/02/2021

Art of Transportation: A good long look

This long-exposure photo sums up how we are about to zip into the future with the Broadway Curve project.
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Road construction with vehicles and workers paving a rural highway under a partly cloudy sky.
06/01/2021

North to south, east to west, ADOT investing in road preservation

Did you know ADOT invested half a billion dollars in pavement preservation over the last five years? And we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
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Adopt a Highway sign and group of volunteers
05/28/2021

Adopt a Highway: Few words, many memories on Memorial Day

These families remember the loved ones they've lost all year long by keeping their small part of Arizona grand and litter-free.
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For Tom Erickson, it's all in the signs!
05/27/2021

It's all in the signs for this ADOT employee

Some people like to knit or sew. Others love car racing, going to the theater or solving crossword puzzles. Tom Erickson's passion is making signs. And, as an ADOT sign shop employee, he gets to do it every day.
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Arizona Highways Magazine cover cactus with flowers
05/26/2021

Arizona Highways: 43 years later, same great state

Take a virtual flip through the highlights of a 1978 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine.
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