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ADOT's Karl Lopez stands in front of his emergency response truck
10/06/2025

ADOT worker aids flood rescue: 'That kid needed to get to the hospital ASAP'

A news account reported how a severely injured teen ultimately got to a Phoenix hospital for treatment, due in part to help from an ADOT employee who wasn’t identified. Today, we’re sharing more about that employee and his role in the rescue amid flooding in Globe.
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On the Road With ADOT logo
10/05/2025

PODCAST: Traffic engineering's role in safely connecting Arizonans

Where do speed limits come from? How are highways engineered, signed, striped, etc., to maximize safety? To explain these and other aspects of state highways, we're pleased to have State Traffic Engineer Kerry Wilcoxon as this week's On the Road With ADOT guest.
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Adopt a Highway
10/01/2025

Volunteers bag 1.8 tons of litter on National CleanUp Day

See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.
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03/14/2016

Buckle up! NASCAR star Joey Gase takes our road test to promote Donate Life AZ

Racing star Joey Gase took his driving exam to promote Donate Life Arizona.
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Images from past blogs
03/10/2016

Some changes in store for the ADOT Blog

After almost 800 posts, it’s time to change the way we do things here on the ADOT Blog.
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03/08/2016

Message board campaigns designed to promote conversations about safety

Did you see the overhead sign messages aimed at spring breakers last weekend? A quick trip through our social media mentions shows us that many of you did.
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03/04/2016

With snow still a possibility, let's meet ADOT's new TowPlow

Hard as it may be to believe, this is still a season for snow in Arizona. Because of that ADOT has snowplow drivers at the ready, including drivers of our new TowPlow.
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03/02/2016

ADOT Twitter followers key to success

We’re still so excited about yesterday’s big news that we’re going to blog about the social media milestone for another day.
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Bird in hard hat holding sign for 100,000
03/01/2016

ADOT Twitter account reaches major milestone: 100,000 followers

On Monday, ADOT surpassed 100,000 followers on Twitter! Take a look at some of our more memorable Tweets!
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02/29/2016

Work starts on south half of Loop 303/I-10 interchange

If you drive in the West Valley, you might have noticed some ramps near the Loop 303/I-10 interchange that don’t quite look finished. Ever wonder what’s going on there?
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Hell Canyon bridge construction
02/26/2016

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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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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02/19/2016

Motor-vehicle crash fatalities rose in 2015, preliminary data show

There were 891 motor-vehicle crash fatalities on Arizona roadways in 2015, up from 773 in 2014. And impaired driving, speeding and failure to use seat belts,contributed to many of those deaths.
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