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ADOT snowplow parked along highway
01/11/2026

PODCAST: The view from behind the wheel of an ADOT snowplow

Snowplow operator James Kline joins On the Road With ADOT to discuss not just what goes into clearing snow but what you and other drivers can do to keep yourselves and our operators safe.
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Adopt a Highway volunteers near Naco directional signage.
01/06/2026

Adopt a Highway: The sounds of change

What does a radio station in Southeastern Arizona and clean highways have in common? We're talking about a new Adopt a Highway volunteer group who takes community service to the next level.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to use their blinker.
01/05/2026

This New Year: Make a resolution to be a safer driver

Happy New Year, Arizona! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season, spending time with loved ones and ringing in 2026. The start of a new year is a clean slate, and a time to make resolutions to set ourselves up for success. In that...
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A collage of three photos. One shows a woman picking up litter along a highway, another shows a man picking up litter along a highway, and the third shows a highway milepost sign with a bag of collected litter nearby.
11/06/2023

Adopt a Highway: Bonding with our mile of State Route 87

It lies between mileposts 180 and 181 of State Route 87, a few minutes north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Its endpoints are a little north of Mesa Drive and right at Stapley Drive. There’s a deep wash with a culvert about one-third...
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Construction heavy equipment demos a bridge.
11/02/2023

Drone video shows progress on I-10 widening in northwest Tucson

Motorists get a front row seat every day to the big changes unfolding as ADOT rebuilds and widens I-10 in northwest Tucson, which is something we just noted in this recent news release that the project is 25% complete. But now we can give...
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Specialty plates featured in October.
11/01/2023

October recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

You can rev up support for your favorite charity by getting a specialty license plate from the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division! We have more than 90 plates available for purchase so you can help raise awareness...
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An overhead message board displaying a traffic safety message on a highway.
10/31/2023

Conjuring up past Halloween traffic safety messages

For several years, ADOT has placed traffic safety messages on overhead message boards. Often, these messages relate to holidays, like Halloween, and other events that are front-of-mind for people. Our purpose in displaying these messages is...
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An aerial view of a highway in an urban area.
10/30/2023

Doing the splits! Watch for new lane configurations this fall on I-10 in the Broadway Curve area

Sometimes splitting up is hard to do. Other times it’s the best for everyone in the long run. And the latter is what’s happening this fall with the lanes on Interstate 10 in the Broadway Curve area, between 40th Street and Baseline Road...
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Animals rescued by ADOT
10/26/2023

Throwback: Pets rescued on Arizona highways over the years

Editor's note: Updated December 2024 with additional rescues. Every so often, we get a call about a dog or cat that has made its way onto the freeway. Not only are these extremely dangerous situations for the animals, it also threatens the...
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Bridge trusses are constructed above a highway.
10/25/2023

Enhancing pedestrian and bicyclist connectivity in the region

When out on a leisurely walk, run or bicycle ride, we all want the piece of mind that we’ll have safe spaces to walk, run and ride our bikes in and ADOT gets that. That’s why one of the main goals of the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve...
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Compilation of historic image of Queen Creek Tunnel opening and current shots
10/23/2023

‘The most spectacular and expensive project of its kind ever attempted in Arizona’

“Let there no longer be any north, south, east or west in Arizona, but one glorious state tied together by ribbons of road.” With those words, spoken on May 16, 1953, Arizona Gov. J. Howard Pyle cut a ribbon to officially open the 1,217...
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Fall leaves in northern Arizona.
10/20/2023

Where to go on a road trip to see fall foliage in Arizona

Autumn can sometimes feel more like a state of mind than a season in parts of Arizona, but there are places where you can catch colorful scenes that really make it feel like fall. According to Visit Arizona, October is the best time to find...
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A man puts a sign in a machine.
10/19/2023

Throwback Thursday: ADOT Sign Shop stays consistent

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Take the ADOT sign shop, for example. The Sign Shop has been operating for decades and while advances in technology have delivered new machines that have sped up sign making, the overall...
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