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Volunteer sign please help protect our beautiful earth at mile 9
12/22/2025

Volunteers make spirits bright

ADOT is grateful to volunteers year 'round, and there is no better time to express our gratitude than during the holiday season.
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Aerial view of I-17 wildlife overpass project
12/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on projects and more in Northern Arizona

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Jeremy DeGeyter, administrator of ADOT's Northcentral District. Jeremy talks with host Doug Nintzel not just about the I-17 wildlife overpass project but the much-anticipated Lion Springs widening of SR 260 east of Payson, among other topics.
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12/17/2025

A national spotlight for ADOT's partnership with public universities

A video from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) features ADOT director explaining the Arizona Transportation Institute and its goals.
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Adopt a Highway
05/09/2025

Adopt a Highway: Join the who’s who of volunteers

Stepping forward to help reduce trash along state highways is a big win for Arizonans. Meet 39 of ADOT's latest volunteers influencing positive change.
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A first aid kit, water bottles, hat, prescriptions and sunscreen in a trunk of a car.
05/06/2025

Get ahead of summer and prep your vehicle for extreme heat conditions

It’s that time of year again. Arizonans bid farewell to the last of the cooler weather and say hello to the scorching heat of the desert summer. In recognition of Heat Awareness Week (May 5-9), we want to encourage drivers to prepare their...
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On the Road With ADOT logo
05/04/2025

PODCAST: Big things are happening with I-17 widening and flex lanes

With big things happening in the coming weeks and months, we've invited back Laura Douglas, ADOT's lead communicator on this project, to update us on the project widening I-17 and creating an innovative system of flex lanes between Anthem and Sunset Point.
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Arizona Travel ID
05/02/2025

Arizona Travel ID (REAL ID) federal deadline is taking off

Beginning May 7 you will need a federally compliant credential – like the Arizona Travel ID or a passport – to get past TSA checkpoints at airports for domestic flights.
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Specialty plates featured in April.
04/30/2025

April recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.
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Earth Day cleanup volunteers
04/28/2025

ADOT volunteers support Earth Day mission

More than 30 Adopt a Highway volunteers committed part of Earth Day to making a stretch of Salt River bed a nicer place.
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On the Road With ADOT logo
04/27/2025

PODCAST: ADOT's Fraud Hotline is here to help you

Capt. Brian Eckenboy explains how detectives with ADOTs' Office of Inspector General combat fraud involving vehicle sales, and how you reach out for help through our 24-hour Fraud Hotline. You can call 877.712.2370, email [email protected] or file a report at azdot.gov/incident-report.
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A rural highway work zone.
04/25/2025

At Skousen Road and SR 87, a big improvement for the Coolidge area

An ADOT project added a traffic signal and lighting and reconstructed the intersection, which is about a mile west of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It added a lane on SR 87 west of Skousen Road to allow for right turns onto Skousen Road. And both directions of Skousen Road now feature left-turn lanes for traffic turning onto SR 87.
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Sample driver licenses under a blacklight.
04/24/2025

Shining a light on a lesser-known Arizona driver license feature

The Arizona Travel ID deadline is almost upon us. But, if you haven’t gotten yours yet – or maybe even if you have – there’s a feature of your card that many don’t know exists. If you have a Travel ID, or any Arizona driver license or ID...
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to slow down.
04/22/2025

Slow down and give workers a brake during Work Zone Awareness Week

If you travel on Arizona highways this week, you might see ADOT’s overhead message signs displaying a traffic safety message encouraging motorists to slow down in work zones. National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from April 21-25...
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