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06/12/2026

The heat is on: Safety tips for volunteers

Read about safety precautions for Adopt a Highway volunteers and anyone planning to enjoy the Arizona outdoors this summer.

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06/11/2026

Arizona Wallet adds more features and functions

The Arizona Wallet app can now alert you when your vehicle registration is about to expire, directly on your smartphone. To learn more about the Arizona Wallet and the other digital wallet options available in Arizona, please visit azdot.gov/DigitalIDs.

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Photo from the Loop 101: Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard project.

06/10/2026

ADOT wins 5 awards for excellence in transportation partnering

The winners of the 2025 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award have been announced, and ADOT received five awards for roadway construction partnerships. The annual competition recognizes partnering processes and achievements...

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511 Logo Signs: Build your brand – and a road

This summer we are rolling out new highway signs to both promote the 511 phone line, attract business sponsorship and generate funds to maintain roads.

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05/20/2019

With summer here, projects in northern Arizona ramp up

As summer starts again, its now warm enough for work on several road improvement projects in northern Arizona.

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05/17/2019

Infrastructure Week: It requires attention, care and support to help grow our future

ADOT Director John Halikowski explains why everyone needs to realize the importance of infrastructure and protect its value by making investments for the future.

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05/15/2019

From the Director: Voting open for ADOT Safety Message Contest

The entries are reminders that the best way to make roads safer is changing our own driving habits and encouraging those around us to change theirs.

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A white semi-truck drives under a concrete overpass under construction, with cranes and unfinished sections visible; blue sky with scattered clouds above.

05/15/2019

Infrastructure Week: Keeping traffic flowing is a straddle bent's job

When a pier needed to support a ramp would otherwise need to be in the middle of travel lanes below, ADOT engineers call on this support structure that straddles traffic.

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