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Quarterly Volunteer Adoptions 081325
08/11/2025

Let’s meet 19 dedicated highway adopters

Volunteers are so important to the beauty of Arizona's roadways. Join us in thanking these highway adopters.
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2025 MVD Water bottle drive
08/10/2025

MVD Community Connections donates bottled water

MVD Community Connections team donates cases of bottled water to organizations to help provide relief from the hot temperatures
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Deck Park Tunnel under construction
08/08/2025

PODCAST: We're marking the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel’s 35th anniversary

This episode of On the Road With ADOT is celebrating a milestone anniversary Sunday, Aug. 10, for the Deck Park Tunnel by talking with someone who helped with the Herculean efforts needed to complete the tunnel and Interstate 10's Final Mile.
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07/31/2020

Flashback Friday: Mule crews

Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.
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07/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: A balanced approach

More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.
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07/29/2020

Turning back the pages on Carefree Highway's top 10 hit

Did you know there's a connection between an Arizona highway and Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot?
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07/28/2020

ADOT's pedestrian hybrid beacon study wins national award

An ADOT study on traffic control devices to help pedestrians cross a street or highway has received a national award.
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07/27/2020

Why mileposts on State Route 85 are both coming and going

State Route can't seem to decide whether its coming or going. We dive into while the route from Phoenix to Lukeville is numbered in two contrary ways.
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07/26/2020

Where in AZ??

This tower is the key to solving this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
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07/24/2020

Creative destruction in process on I-17 at Central Avenue

See the demolition that will lead to a better bridge on I-17 over Central Avenue.
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07/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hollywood magic at Mule Pass Tunnel

Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.
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07/22/2020

Stop to smell the roses and read this SR 89A historic marker

It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...
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07/21/2020

Celebrating the short-lived copper license plate

It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.
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