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Traffic camera view of Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway

02/15/2026

PODCAST: Catching you up on the Loop 101 Agua Fria widening project

There's a lot happening with ADOT's project widening the Loop 101 (Agua Freeway Freeway) between I-17 and 75th Avenue. So this week we're getting an update from Kim Larson, our Community Relations Project Manager for this improvement.

A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive with care.

02/13/2026

Be a sweetheart and don’t cause mayhem on the roads over Valentine’s Day weekend

Two big events are happening this weekend: Valentine’s Day and Lady Gaga being in Glendale for the Mayhem Ball tour. We hope you’ve made plans with your sweetheart for dinner, or maybe you’ve secured tickets to see Mother Monster perform —...

Volunteer picking up trash on SR 74

02/11/2026

Volunteers throw shade on trash

Volunteers tidied up a section of State Route 74 in north Phoenix, for the community and groundhogs alike.

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A Family Circus cartoon shows a family in a red car discussing speed limits and laws about children talking in cars.

05/15/2018

Rediscovered ‘Family Circus’ cartoon shows the power of ‘packratting’

In this blog, the second remembering cartoonist and Arizona resident Bill Keane, we take a closer look at the cartoon itself.

05/14/2018

From the Director: Taking a walk down memory lane for National Transportation Week

Jeffy said it best (or was it Billy, Dolly or PJ?): "Don't get dead." National Transportation Week draws focus to safe driving.

05/13/2018

Where in AZ??

This is a more unusual location for "Where in AZ??" and we're counting on our readers to pinpoint this location.

Workers and an excavator build a canal or ditch, lining it with material on a sunny day.

05/11/2018

Pavement, safety improvements underway on State Route 88

ADOT crews take extra steps as they work on the historically significant road, State Route 88.

State Route 67 passing sign for Kaibab National Forest

05/10/2018

SR 67 set to open for North Rim seasonal visitors

After hibernating for the winter, State Route 67 reopens May 15 from Jacob Lake to the Grand Canyon North Rim.

Highway at night

05/09/2018

Focus on Driving: May leads all months for impairment-related crashes

Many variables affect this, but long the holiday weekend and various celebrations are contributing factors.

05/08/2018

Big step forward for I-10 widening project as first pavement goes down

It's one of two projects that will make the interstate three lanes in each direction between Tucson and Casa Grande.

05/07/2018

Marine mom honors son by adopting a stretch of State Route 79

Quick action by ADOT employees made a mother's day.

05/06/2018

Where in AZ??

Show us you know Arizona by taking our "Where in AZ??" challenge!

Highway potholes

05/04/2018

I-17 northbound into Flagstaff getting much-needed TLC

ADOT is replacing pavement on northbound Interstate 17 in the high country.