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At ADOT, safety is always top of mind. Our crews respond to all sorts of incidents on the highway — from wildfires to crashes and more — and it’s important for them to be prepared and refresh their skills so they can help clear the highway...
Alexis Zaring, Environmental Program Coordinator for ADOT's Central District, visits On the Road With ADOT to explain what it takes to maintain hundreds of miles of shoulders lining Phoenix-area freeways.
Adopt a Highway volunteer program coordinators are holding an open house and appreciation event for Phoenix-area volunteers and those considering an adoption from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 16.

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ADOT photographers look to the sky for this week's Art of Transportation installment.
After more than 90 years, Arizona Highways magazine isn't showing its age - it's continuing to change with the times.
This video explains how one employee's suggestion on wiper fluid has paid big dividends at our vehicle maintenance shops.
If you've driven past this location in Arizona, be sure the join our Facebook challenge!
Quick work by ADOT crews and other agencies helped reopen a popular picnic area on Mount Graham.
A structure known as a straddle bent will be part of the South Mountain Freeway/I-10 Papago Freeway interchange. Take a look at straddle bents in use elsewhere.
Starting this week, we’re rebuilding this stretch of I-40 starting with a new foundation. It’s a long-term fix for the damage winter wants to cause the roadway every year.
As of Oct. 1, 2020, the federal government will require your driver license or ID to comply with the REAL ID Act if you want to use it to enter an airport or other federally controlled facility.
A segment of the original US 89 was designated as a historic road in part because it was the first north-south road across Arizona.
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