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06/30/2026

Adopt a Highway: Save the date for National CleanUp Day

We're gearing up for ADOT's annual statewide cleanup held on National CleanUp Day. Register your volunteer group to participate or let us know if you'd like to adopt your own section to help keep Arizona grand throughout the year.

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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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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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Building a Freeway: Girder Placement on Hell Canyon Bridge

Check out our new video showing how crews place massive girders for the new Hell Canyon Bridge.

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A bridge under construction with a crane, surrounded by dirt and rocks under a clear blue sky.

02/24/2016

Engineers Week celebrates the people and projects that keep Arizona moving

Engineers are kind of a big deal here at ADOT.

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02/18/2016

From the Archives: US 89

Arizona Transportation History reports gives a look at the history of US 89.

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02/17/2016

ADOT project creating more reliable link to key Yuma County employer

Residents will have a more reliable link with Yuma County’s largest employer, Yuma Proving Ground, thanks to a 600-foot bridge ADOT is building across a flood-prone section of US 95.

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Diagram showing cars merging in a zipper pattern at cones, with Zipper Merge text in the corner.

02/11/2016

ADOT tries out a different method for merging

The zipper merge is being piloted by ADOT to reduce construction travel delays on I-10, east of Tucson.

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02/10/2016

See how more people are avoiding lines at MVD

Out of 3.7 million vehicle registration renewals that were completed in Arizona during 2015, a whopping 60.2 percent of them – roughly 2.2 million – were handled online through ServiceArizona.com.

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02/03/2016

Busy snowplow drivers kept roads open during recent storm

When Arizona’s latest winter storm hit Sunday evening, ADOT crews went into high gear.

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A small white dog lies on a black chair, looking up with a calm expression as a person gently pets its back.

01/27/2016

Pup rescued from SR 51 has a good home in her future

A little dog that made her way onto SR 51 during Monday evening’s rush hour and miraculously avoided being hit by traffic now has a good home in her future.

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