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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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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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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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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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