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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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Blanket made of squares created by ADOT employees.

12/24/2025

Adopt an Angel: ADOT employees give back to colleagues and the community

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our employees, the Adopt an Angel program helped 43 ADOT families this holiday season and fulfilled more than 200 wishes.

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12/24/2025

MVD employees help brighten the holidays across Arizona

MVD offices pick a charitable organization in their community to help and collect food, toys or whatever supplies that the charitable organization requests to help bring that holiday feeling to families in need.

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Huzzah! ADOT engineers help reduce US 60 delays from Renaissance Festival

In partnership with festival organizers, we've helped reduce delays not just for attendees but for those heading to and from points east on US 60.

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Group of volunteers for the All the Way to the Border AAH cleanup

02/07/2019

Adopt a Highway: Annual cleanup closer to going ‘All the Way to the Border’

Now in its fourth year, one woman's dream of a one-day cleanup of all 45 miles of State Route 286 in southern Arizona is even closer to happening.

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02/06/2019

Be prepared: A motto for Boy Scouts and Loop 101 drivers in north Valley

Here are some tips to help cut down on frustrations while crews are doing the important job of widening 13 miles of the Loop 101 Pima Freeway east of I-17.

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02/05/2019

Earning a degree in engineering? Consider a career with ADOT

ADOT is part of career fairs held at the state's three public universities, with exciting opportunities for graduating engineering students.

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Four men stand in an office, two of them pointing at monitors, while the others observe. Computer screens and office equipment are visible.

02/04/2019

I-17 wrong-way pilot system continues drawing visitors from other states

A recent peer-to-peer exchange brought representatives of the North Texas Tollway Authority to ADOT's Traffic Operations Center.

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02/03/2019

Where in AZ??

We have another "Where in AZ??" challenge that is sure to stump some of you but be easy for others.

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02/01/2019

US 93 improvements advancing with latest widening project

We've already widened 161 miles of US 93, the main route between Phoenix and Las Vegas, to divided four-lane highway. Now we're launching a project to widen nearly 4 more miles.

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A winding road leads to distant mountains under a dark, stormy sky with rain falling in the distance.

01/31/2019

With rain, snow coming this weekend, slow down for safety

After an extended stretch of dry weather, Arizona drivers should prepare for driving in the rain – or in snow at higher elevations – late this week and into the weekend.

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