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In addition to a week filled with blogs and social media posts that celebrate engineering and engineers, this episode of On the Road With ADOT features Audra Merrick, ADOT's State Engineer and Deputy Director.
Getting involved in the community matters to a new volunteer group who adopted two miles along US 89.
There's a lot happening with ADOT's project widening the Loop 101 (Agua Freeway Freeway) between I-17 and 75th Avenue. So this week we're getting an update from Kim Larson, our Community Relations Project Manager for this improvement.

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It's long gone, but you can still see the legacy of old US 80 across the southern half of Arizona virtually everywhere.
A little bit of everything is a reason to visit the town of Superior, off US 60.
Arizona Highways is read and loved around the world, which is why it came as no surprise that it has receive yet more accolades.
We may not be able to hang it up on a refrigerator like some of the art we've received, but ADOT Kids was recently recognized for explaining transportation to a general audience during the public health situation.
Though 2020 had a 'nonsoon,' it did give us a good trial for our innovative new dust detection and warning system on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson.
Sixty years ago, Arizona drivers encountered highway signs that were a little more splashy.
The world famous Route 66 may have been decommissioned 35 years ago, but here in Arizona you can still cruise through some of those memories.
What would you like to see happen at Grand and 35th avenues? We have some ideas, but want to hear from you as part of an improvement study in the area!
It may still be a little warm outside, but it's never too early to start preparing for winter storms.
The project to bring southern Arizona its first diverging diamond is moving fast, both to complete the work and to minimalize impact for drivers.