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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to slow down in work zones.
04/23/2026

Give workers a ‘brake’ in construction zones

If you’re out on Arizona highways this week, you may notice overhead message boards displaying a message encouraging drivers to slow down in work zones. That’s because Work Zone Awareness Week runs from April 20-24, and it’s the perfect...
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A memorial dedicated to ADOT workers who died serving the state.
04/20/2026

Stay alert and slow down during Work Zone Awareness Week

It’s Work Zone Awareness Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to raise awareness about the things we all can do to keep each other safe in work zones. ADOT crews work all hours of the day to build and maintain Arizona’s highways. I’m...
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On the Road With ADOT logo
04/12/2026

PODCAST: You should pay attention to ADOT's distracted driving podcast

We know it’s not easy to avoid every distraction when you’re behind the wheel. All the more reason to pay attention to Kelsey Mo, ADOT’s public information officer for safety, as she talks to Doug Nintzel during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
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Rendering of bridge design
04/07/2022

In Florence, we’re building a bridge that’s designed to move

When ADOT builds a new bridge, our top priority is to make sure the gigantic mass of steel and concrete stays right where we build it. But that won’t be the case with a new bridge we’re constructing on State Route 79 in Florence, because...
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ADOT and NAU biologists work to protect endangered species in the river bed of the Verde Valley Bridge Interstate I-17
04/04/2022

ADOT, NAU biologists work to protect endangered species while improving Verde River bridges

Learn about how wildlife species are protected along the Verde River when construction activities occur nearby.
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Banner image showing “2023-2027 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program (Tentative)” with photos of roads, construction equipment, and infrastructure projects.
03/31/2022

Your input is important to ADOT’s planning and programming process

The Arizona State Transportation Board values the input from the public in deciding which projects get approved for inclusion in the Five-Year Program. It is a good time to remind you that our Five-Year plan isn’t just about highways.
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03/28/2022

Meet the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project team members featured in new safe-driving Public Service Announcement

A new safety campaign aims to reduce the number of crashes in the 11-mile work zone for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
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Black and white image of a model of the Superstition Freeway
03/24/2022

Throwback Thursday: The very model of a modern major freeway

Freeway models are used to show the public what a future highway may look like. This one is from the late 1960s.
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03/21/2022

Adopt a Highway: Arizona Game and Fish volunteers preserve highway habitat

Volunteers from Arizona Game & Fish Department participate in highway clean-up in southern Arizona.
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ADOT maintenance crew member collecting litter along Maricopa County freeways
03/16/2022

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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Crash debris on freeway of vehicle into attenuator
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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