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Adopt a Highway volunteers near Naco directional signage.
01/06/2026

Adopt a Highway: The sounds of change

What does a radio station in Southeastern Arizona and clean highways have in common? We're talking about a new Adopt a Highway volunteer group who takes community service to the next level.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to use their blinker.
01/05/2026

This New Year: Make a resolution to be a safer driver

Happy New Year, Arizona! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season, spending time with loved ones and ringing in 2026. The start of a new year is a clean slate, and a time to make resolutions to set ourselves up for success. In that...
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On the Road With ADOT logo
01/04/2026

PODCAST: ADOT's partnership with native nations across Arizona

Native nations comprise roughly a quarter of Arizona's land, and state highways are key corridors for them. In this week's episode, our Native Nations Ambassador for Infrastructure Development discusses how ADOT partners with our state's 22 federally recognized tribes and eight others with ancestral ties to Arizona.
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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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A mural shows a red airplane flying over fields and a river with a banner that reads, Thanks for Flying Yuma.
05/25/2021

Yuma International Airport is a triple winner

Move over, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. The Yuma International Airport has also scored a three-peat by winning Arizona Airport of the Year three times!
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Engineer Jeremy Moore and his daughter at bridge deck pour
05/24/2021

Watch us make a new bridge, and maybe a future bridge builder

For this 11-year-old interested in engineering and architecture, there was nothing better than going to the office with Dad.
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A highway runs toward distant mountains under a blue sky filled with large, fluffy clouds.
05/21/2021

Now’s the time to prepare for a Memorial Day road trip

The holiday weekend is a week away, but now is the time to prepare if you'll be traveling.
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Image of Hoover Dam at night
05/20/2021

Throwback Thursday: What a tangled web we weave

Daunting engineering challenge or monster B-movie material? We are looking at a tangled web for Throwback Thursday.
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Small cactus seedlings growing in black plastic pots filled with gravel, arranged in a tray under sunlight.
05/19/2021

Redoing the bridge, but saving endangered cactus at Pinto Creek

Once the project at Pinto Creek bridge on US 60 is done, ADOT will have accomplished more than just replacing a bridge. It will have helped experts preserve an endangered species of cactus that grows in the area.
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Pavement replacement
05/18/2021

275 million reasons ADOT knows the value of Interstate 40

Let us just take a moment to say how much we love I-40. How much, you might ask? Oh, we love it to the tune of $275 million.
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Cartoon showing two kids riding bikes safely
05/17/2021

Hey ADOT Kids! Here are some tips on bike safety

For the #ADOTKids out there, bicycles are how you get around. Since we are interested in all forms of transportation at ADOT, here are some tips to remain safe while riding through your neighborhood!
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