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01/18/2026

PODCAST: The partnership driving Phoenix-area freeway improvements

The Maricopa Association of Governments' Chief Transportation Officer returns in this week's episode to discuss how Proposition 400 has shaped the region's success through projects such as the recently completed I-10 Broadway Curve improvement, the Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway), Loop 303 (Estrella Freeway) and State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway).

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01/16/2026

The 10 most popular specialty license plates in Arizona for 2025

Whether a driver wants to support a cause, rep their team or just add a pop of color to their car, with 109 specialty license plates available in Arizona, there’s a little something for everyone. And specialty license plates are more...

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New striping at northbound I-17 exit to Loop 303

01/15/2026

MAG partnership helps ADOT make quick freeway improvements in Valley

A much-needed second lane at the northbound I-17 exit to Loop 303 results from funding flexibility provided by the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Phoenix area's regional transportation planning agency.

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Throwback Thursday: This photo has us bedeviled

Just in time for Halloween: We can't tell you when this photo was taken. But we can tell you where: the Devil's Highway.

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A young boy stands indoors wearing a homemade costume resembling a highway road sign with directional signs for Williamson Valley, Prescott, and Seligman.

10/30/2019

Trick-or-treating as a highway sign? We 'like' that

When his great aunt shared a photo of Hunter Vincente dressed up as a highway sign, we had to know more.

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10/29/2019

Simple, predictable schedule helping Pinto Creek bridge project

Let’s face it: Nobody looks forward to construction delays. But with restrictions and some temporary closures set for the Pinto Creek Bridge replacement project on US 60 between Superior and Globe, we’re giving drivers something they can...

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10/27/2019

Where in AZ??

Will you be on the right track when you take our "Where in AZ??" challenge?

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10/25/2019

Adopt a Highway: A chance to reminisce

For 11 years the Jim Clark and his family have honored his parents by driving five hours to help clean up a stretch of State Route 473.

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Multiple lanes of vehicles traveling in both directions on a busy highway bordered by concrete barriers and roadside signs under clear skies.

10/24/2019

It’s Teen Driver Safety Week

This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time.

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Twight view of freeway interchange through traffic camera

10/23/2019

Seeing is believing: ADOT has 20 more traffic cameras

If seeing is believing, then Phoenix-area motorists can now get behind the wheel more confident than ever of what to expect when it comes to traffic conditions. That's because we have added 20 traffic cameras on either end of the Valley to...

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10/22/2019

You don't need to be 16 to appreciate the Permit Test @ Home program

If you’re not almost 16 years old, nobody else in your family is almost 16 years old and you don’t even have any friends (or enemies, for that matter) who are almost 16 years old, then why should you care about teens taking the learner’s...

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