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Yellow truck in front of sign that says "Ash Fork Route 66"
06/24/2026

ADOT’s little yellow truck celebrates Route 66 centennial

The Arizona Department of Transportation is taking part in Route 66 centennial celebrations and our 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck was a crowd favorite at the recent Ash Fork Heritage Day, which also celebrated the centennial.
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On the Road With ADOT logo
06/21/2026

PODCAST: Big improvements set to begin between Maricopa and I-10

Laura Douglas, our lead communicator on the upcoming State Route 347 improvement project, talks with guest host Marcy McMacken about much-anticipated changes set to occur on SR 347, including the addition of a third travel lane in each direction.
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A volunteer removes litter from the side of a rural highway.
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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03/16/2025

PODCAST: ADOT International focuses on safe, efficient flow of commerce

Mark Sanders, featured in this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, is involved in a wide variety of efforts to promote safe commercial travel across the U.S.-Mexico border and safe travel for Arizonans visiting Sonora.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
03/15/2025

St. Patrick’s Day essentials: 4-leaf clovers, leprechauns & safe driving decisions

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches and Arizonans get ready to celebrate decked out in green, we want to remind drivers that practicing safe driving habits, and not leaving it up to Lady Luck, are important to remember. If you drive on state...
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The pi symbol on top of a photo of a highway in rural Arizona.
03/14/2025

Using highway signs to calculate pi to the 50th digit

Celebrate Pi Day with us!
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Automated Flagging Assistance Device
03/10/2025

Device helps keep flaggers safer from collisions

The men and women directing traffic on rural highways in work zones are on a constant lookout for inattentive and reckless drivers.
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A basketball and a baseball.
03/09/2025

Get out of the line and safely on the road to avoid madness this March

March can be a crazy month in Arizona. College basketball tournaments start (hopefully your team is one of the Cinderella stories), and Major League Baseball is back in the Valley for spring training. Then there’s spring break for students...
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On the Road With ADOT Logo
03/07/2025

PODCAST: ADOT Insurance Recovery protects your investment in state highways

Learn how the Insurance Recovery Team processes thousands of claims each year to recover millions of dollars when incidents damage state highways.
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An animated image of a person kicking up litter near a rural highway.
03/07/2025

Adopt a Highway: Promoting human kindness

You may have had an opportunity to drive past a group of Adopt a Highway volunteers bagging trash or participating in a cleanup. Here is a friendly and fair warning that if this has not yet happened to you, my experience shows that ADOT...
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State Route 95 from the 1970s near Lake Havasu
03/06/2025

The history of State Route 95

Traveling between Bullhead City and Quartzsite at a length of more than 100 miles, State Route 95 is a primary north-south route in Western Arizona. The southern terminus of State Route 95 is in Quartzsite and, while the roadway continues...
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Saguaros grow in a temporary nursery.
03/05/2025

Standing Tall: Saguaros and other native plants going back to the I-17 Improvement Project corridor

Hundreds of plants were salvaged with their native soil and taken to temporary nurseries established specifically for the I-17 Improvement Project. Now they are beginning to be replanted, including dozens of saguaros.
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Traffic Operations Center
03/04/2025

Steady under stress: Dispatch crew leans on each other in between highway emergencies

Walk into ADOT’S Traffic Operations Center (TOC) on any given day and you’ll likely enter a cacophony of sounds of ringing phones, information being hollered across the room and audible alerts drawing the attention of dispatchers.
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