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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive calmly.

12/25/2025

Drive calmly and jingle all the way home over Christmas

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and while we’re in the final dash to Dec. 25 and buying last-minute presents to put under the tree, we’re taking a moment to remind drivers to practice safe driving over the holidays. If you’re out...

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Volunteer sign please help protect our beautiful earth at mile 9

12/22/2025

Volunteers make spirits bright

ADOT is grateful to volunteers year 'round, and there is no better time to express our gratitude than during the holiday season.

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Aerial view of I-17 wildlife overpass project

12/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on projects and more in Northern Arizona

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Jeremy DeGeyter, administrator of ADOT's Northcentral District. Jeremy talks with host Doug Nintzel not just about the I-17 wildlife overpass project but the much-anticipated Lion Springs widening of SR 260 east of Payson, among other topics.

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Throwback Thursday: Hollywood magic at Mule Pass Tunnel

Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.

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07/22/2020

Stop to smell the roses and read this SR 89A historic marker

It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...

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Arizona 1932 license plate with the number V1T1 in white letters on a copper background.

07/21/2020

Celebrating the short-lived copper license plate

It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.

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07/20/2020

On this day in 1996, much of SR 87 became Duthie-Martin Highway

The name of the route commonly called the Beeline Highway was officially changed to the Duthie-Martin Highway in honor of two law enforcement officers who lost their lives on the road in the line of duty.

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07/19/2020

Where in AZ??

We're challenging you to identify this quiet stretch of road in this week's "Where in AZ??" post.

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07/17/2020

Driving Safety Home: Taking responsibility behind the wheel

State Engineer Dallas Hammit breaks down the good news from the recently released 2019 Motor Vehicle Crash Facts.

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07/16/2020

Art of Transportation: Up, up and away

Things continue to look up for our project on US 60 at Pinto Creek.

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07/15/2020

Everything to slide into place for Fourth Street bridge project in Flagstaff

Starting this weekend, crews are going to be “sliding” the new Fourth Street bridges over I-40 into place using an innovative method that saves a lot of time on bridge projects. The bridge slide method is a technique that basically moves...

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