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01/18/2026

PODCAST: The partnership driving Phoenix-area freeway improvements

The Maricopa Association of Governments' Chief Transportation Officer returns in this week's episode to discuss how Proposition 400 has shaped the region's sucess through projects such as the recently completed I-10 Broadway Curve improvement, the Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway), Loop 303 (Estrella Freeway) and State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway).
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The top 10 Specialty Plates 2025.
01/16/2026

The 10 most popular specialty license plates in Arizona for 2025

Whether a driver wants to support a cause, rep their team or just add a pop of color to their car, with 109 specialty license plates available in Arizona, there’s a little something for everyone. And specialty license plates are more...
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New striping at northbound I-17 exit to Loop 303
01/15/2026

MAG partnership helps ADOT make quick freeway improvements in Valley

A much-needed second lane at the northbound I-17 exit to Loop 303 results from funding flexibility provided by the Maricopa Association of Governments, the Phoenix area's regional transportation planning agency.
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ADOT kids transportation activities for future engineers.
11/05/2020

ADOT Kids recognized for role during unprecedented times

We may not be able to hang it up on a refrigerator like some of the art we've received, but ADOT Kids was recently recognized for explaining transportation to a general audience during the public health situation.
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Truck drives past message board in I-10 dust detection system
11/04/2020

Dust detection and warning system tracks its first season

Though 2020 had a 'nonsoon,' it did give us a good trial for our innovative new dust detection and warning system on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson.
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Four examples of highway designation signs with different colors
11/03/2020

A colorful chapter in state transportation history

Sixty years ago, Arizona drivers encountered highway signs that were a little more splashy.
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A large sign reads Welcome to Seligman, Birth Place of Historic Route 66 with mountains and blue sky in the background.
10/30/2020

You can still get your kicks

The world famous Route 66 may have been decommissioned 35 years ago, but here in Arizona you can still cruise through some of those memories.
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Van uses exit ramp at Grand Avenue interchange with 35th Avenue.
10/29/2020

We want your help to improve the Grand/35th avenues intersection

What would you like to see happen at Grand and 35th avenues? We have some ideas, but want to hear from you as part of an improvement study in the area!
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ADOT snowplow clears snow on highway in Arizona’s mountain areas
10/28/2020

ADOT prepares for return of snowplowing season

It may still be a little warm outside, but it's never too early to start preparing for winter storms.
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A construction site with a red crane, concrete pillars, sand piles, and caution barriers near a highway under an evening sky.
10/27/2020

I-10/Houghton interchange work moving quickly to reopen ramps

The project to bring southern Arizona its first diverging diamond is moving fast, both to complete the work and to minimalize impact for drivers.
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10/26/2020

Stay safe while out finding fall in Arizona

If you are driving in search of the quasi-mythical Arizona fall, please remember to be careful behind the wheel.
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10/23/2020

We're blushing; thank you for the thank yous!

Recently we received two thank you notes for ADOT employees who had gone above and beyond.
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10/22/2020

Did you notice? Work progresses on I-17 at Central Avenue

We are nearly half a year into our project to reconstruct the I-17 bridge over Central Avenue. While the project won't be finished until fall 2021, here's some photographic evidence of progress being made.
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