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06/08/2025

PODCAST: An inside look at ADOT pump stations on Phoenix-area freeways

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Justin Brook, ADOT's Pump House Operations Supervisor. His team is responsible for nearly 70 facilities that remove stormwater from low-lying stretches of Phoenix-area freeways.
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06/06/2025

Take the time to secure your loads

June 6 is National Secure Your Load Day, and I want to remind drivers of how important it is to take the extra time to secure your loads. ADOT crews have removed anything and everything from highways. Grills and patio furniture are great...
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06/01/2025

PODCAST: It's a big finish for the I-10 Broadway Curve project

No one is better able to explain the massive effort and the improvements along 11 miles of freeway than Rob Samour, Senior Deputy State Engineer and head of Major Projects and Alternate Delivery. That's why he's this week's guest on On the Road With ADOT.
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12/14/2018

From the Director: Giving of ourselves this holiday season

It's important to give of ourselves this holiday season - whether mentoring, being prepared when traveling, or helping a stranded motorist.
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12/13/2018

Throwback Thursday: Globe in the horse-and-buggy era

For today's Throwback Thursday, we go to Globe back during the horse-and-buggy era.
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12/12/2018

Transportation Defined: Bid-Well

Deck pours as we build the South Mountain Freeway give us a chance to explain the role a Bid-Well plays in smoothing concrete.
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12/11/2018

Video: Severed fence leads to rescue of driver stranded for days

Two ADOT employees and a Department of Public Safety trooper discovered a woman whose car ran off US 60 and down an embankment near Wickenburg.
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12/09/2018

Where in AZ??

Our "Where in AZ??" challenge is in line with the spirit of the season.
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12/07/2018

How about a specialty plate for that person who's impossible to shop for?

More than 40 plates available at ServiceArizona.com support charitable causes.
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12/06/2018

As widening project advances near Eloy, westbound I-10 moves to new lanes

The shift comes almost a year to the day since we began clearing and grubbing to make room for a new, wider stretch of I-10, with three lanes in each direction.
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12/05/2018

Safety tip: Highway shoulders are for emergencies, not snowball fights

Whether your passion is sledding, making snowmen or taking selfies with heart hands, don’t park on highway shoulders to play in the snow.
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12/04/2018

Look Back: How I-10 became Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

Interstate 10 goes by several names, but outside the Valley its name remembers an important event in American history - and the impact it had on transportation in Arizona.
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12/03/2018

Driving Safety Home: ADOT is ready for the winter storm season

ADOT's snowplow drivers are ready for the severe winter weather that's already underway. Can you say the same for your vehicle?
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