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05/11/2026

PODCAST: ADOT gets the Game and Fish Department's perspective on the I-17 wildlife overpass project south of Flagstaff

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.

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Photo of I-10 interchange at Sunset Links Road

05/08/2026

Sunset Links Road extension celebrated as I-10 widening nears completion in Tucson area

Few things say a project is complete, or almost complete, like a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Image of USPS stamp pane featuring eight different stamps.

05/05/2026

ADOT’s director helps dedicate Route 66 postage stamps

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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Kilometers in Arizona? You bet!

Ever wondered why I-19 is marked in kilometers? Thank Gerald Ford!

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Aerial view of a highway intersection with surrounding greenery and some buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

09/28/2020

A butterfly’s view of Mariposa Road

Mariposa means butterfly in Spanish, so we are giving you a butterfly's view of the improvements to State Route 189, Mariposa Road, in Nogales.

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09/25/2020

Historic Ligurta Wash Bridge still carrying traffic

All the traffic may be on Interstate 8, but that doesn't mean this 90-plus-year-old bridge a stone's throw away isn't still doing its job.

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Black and white image of vehicles driving on US 89 bridge

09/24/2020

Throwback Thursday: Over the bridge and under the surface

This photo looks pretty ordinary, but this scene actually holds a lot of state transportation history.

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A woman and a man, both wearing sashes and crowns, stand side by side in a gymnasium. The woman holds a bouquet and both are smiling. The sashes read 1992 and King.

09/23/2020

Adelante Nogales via SR 189

A part of ADOT employee Gaby Gonzalez Kemp's heart will always be in her hometown of Nogales. That's why she is glad to see the improvements coming to State Route 189.

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