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ADOT has a partner on the I-17 wildlife overpass being built south of Flagstaff. Listen in for the Arizona Game and Fish Department's take on this structure, as well as other plans to benefit wildlife and drivers alike.
Few things say a project is complete, or almost complete, like a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Route 66 centennial is a big deal here at the Arizona Department of Transportation. That’s why our director, Jennifer Toth, gave opening remarks today at a U.S. Postal Service ceremony in Phoenix dedicating stamps honoring the historic route’s 100 years as of this coming November.

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Good ol' Why, Arizona. This unincorporated community in southern Arizona of just over 160 people (as of the last census) always ranks high on the list of weird town names in Arizona, and often makes the list for the most unusual place name...
Next week is Stormwater Awareness Week. Here's what that means for state highways.
A model for the Sacaton Rest Area shows an interesting glimpse of what might have been.
The South Mountain Freeway has been open less than one full month, but most drivers already refer to Arizona’s newest freeway by its number: 202. There are now three segments of the Loop 202 circling the Valley. But to those involved in...
Adopt a Highway offers an opportunity to serve all year round.
As with other recent interchange projects, I-10 and Ruthrauff Road is getting a bridge carrying local traffic across the freeway and railroad tracks.
It's been more than 90 years since crews completed the original Navajo Bridge, an arching, architecturally significant span that looms dramatically across Marble Canyon and provides a rare vehicle crossing of the Colorado River in a remote...
Like most photos we throwback to, this one also comes to us undated. It is simply labeled "SR89A East Sedona." We hardly need to be told that last part, as the distinctive rock formations on the road heading toward Oak Creek Canyon speak...
Happy Tax Season everyone! We know … you can hardly contain your excitement. Ah, the afterglow of the new year… Holiday decorations come down. Beloved out-of-town family and friends return home – FINALLY! And of course, the most joyous...
An ADOT employee went out of his way to help two out-of-state motorist with a flat tire on Interstate 40.