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10/12/2025

PODCAST: Our director explains Arizona's new safe-driving campaign

Spend a few minutes with ADOT Director Jennifer Toth and host Doug Nintzel and we hope you'll take the following to heart: Choosing not to speed, choosing not to drive impaired, choosing to wear a seat belt and making other simple choices will result in fewer life-altering crashes on all Arizona roadways.
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10/09/2025

Tomorrow’s leaders make a positive difference in Fort Mohave

Motivated to improve the community, a civic group and 35 students led a cleanup of State Route 95 in Fort Mohave.
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A digital message board on the highway encouraging drivers to use their blinkers
10/08/2025

Give me an assist and use your blinker

As the Phoenix Mercury prepares to play in their first home game of the 2025 WNBA Finals, we want to remind motorists to give an assist to their highway teammates and use their blinkers while they’re driving to help them safely get to and...
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05/19/2020

Adopt a Highway: Arizona Rangers Show Low company has a rich history of community service

One Show Low group has a long history of community service and it includes keeping our state beautiful with the Adopt a Highway program.
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05/18/2020

Transportation History: The Phoenix-to-Prescott Territorial Road

In 1909 the Territory of Arizona proposed building a north-south highway between Prescott and Phoenix. A year later, construction started in earnest. We look back at this territorial road 110 years later.
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05/17/2020

Where in AZ??

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05/15/2020

ADOT Kids: Your freeway designs and questions answered!

How long is the South Mountain Freeway? How wide are the lanes? How did we set the speed limit? ADOT Kids asked, and we answer. Plus we share everyone's freeway designs.
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05/15/2020

VIDEO: State balladeer croons nostalgic over 'I-10 Highway'

“Historians write the history, but balladeers bring it to life.” So says Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s official state balladeer, who has spent more than 60 years bringing Arizona to life through song. Ellis performed a few numbers and answered...
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05/14/2020

Throwback Thursday: The very model of a modern highway sign

Today we are throwing back to an employee modeling a brand-new highway sign from our impressive sign shop.
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05/13/2020

ADOT Kids Activity: A new Keep It Grand coloring challenge!

Our ADOT Kids coloring activity this week encourages kids to avoid littering.
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05/13/2020

Vote for the winner in ADOT’s Safety Message Contest

It's that time again! Time for you to vote for your favorite in our fourth annual Safety Message Contest. Which entry would you like to see on our overhead freeway boards?
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05/12/2020

ADOT Kids: Two fun construction activities!

If you love construction, work zones and freeways, we have a word search and maze for you to complete.
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05/12/2020

ADOT Answers: Why don't I see construction?

Ever driven through a construction zone and not seen anyone working? Well, there could be a few reasons for that, but most of the time is because crews are working when there is less traffic on the highway.
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