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09/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on Tucson-area projects

Garin Groff, our Public Information Officer for the Tucson area, has details on I-10 projects there in this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT. Spend a few minutes with Garin and host Doug Nintzel and you'll be up to date on how ADOT and our partners are improving traffic flow in the Old Pueblo.

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09/20/2025

MVD Community Connections receives award for charitable giving

The ADOT MVD Community Connections team was recently recognized with the AAMVA Region 4 2025 Community Service Award for their continued efforts to support community organizations across the state.

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09/17/2025

Bridge girder placement another sign of progress on US 93 widening project

Two bridges under construction on US 93 north of Wikieup didn’t look much like bridges until recently, as they were little more than concrete piers jutting up from a dry wash. That all changed rapidly in the past few weeks, as crews lifted...

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ADOT crews cleared more than 800 tons of litter in Maricopa County in 2021

ADOT crews collected 800 tons of litter in 2021 along Maricopa County freeways. That’s a lot of litter and also a 47% increase in the amount of litter picked up in 2017.

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03/14/2022

Chronicling the Old MVD Building’s 100 years

Take a 100-year journey through ADOT's Old MVD Building.

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03/07/2022

'All the Way to the Border' cleanup attracts national attention

Melissa Owen's annual "All the Way to the Border" cleanup celebrated a comeback as 101 volunteers returned to collect litter along 45 miles of State Route 286, between Three Points at State Route 86 to Sasabe at the Arizona-Mexico border.

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03/03/2022

Attenuating circumstances: It’s time to pay attention to attenuators

Whether fixed- or truck-mounted, attenuators are designed to absorb the impact of a crash, protecting workers and helping to reduce injuries to motorists and damage to vehicles.

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03/01/2022

Volunteers Return to Highway Cleanups in 2021

Volunteers collected 14,400 bags of trash in 2021, which totals about 197,000 pounds.

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02/24/2022

Learn more about the future Loop 101 widening project west of I-17

How to participate in a virtual meeting for an upcoming Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway project.

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02/21/2022

A salute to engineers

Feb. 20-26 is National Engineers Week and we're grateful for the work they do, building and maintaining the state highway system.

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02/17/2022

Fulfilling wishes with the help of license plates

Arizona is the founding chapter of the Make-A-Wish organization and also the first to sponsor a license plate. Order a Make-A-Wish Arizona specialty plate and help make wishes come true.

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