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Where do speed limits come from? How are highways engineered, signed, striped, etc., to maximize safety? To explain these and other aspects of state highways, we're pleased to have State Traffic Engineer Kerry Wilcoxon as this week's On the Road With ADOT guest.
See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.
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. We call this the "Specialty Plate Spotlight" and here are the plates that were featured in September.

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Award recognizes transportation teams for successfully working together to deliver on time and on budget construction projects.
We're taking you on a virtual drive and flight over SR 347 in Maricopa to look at the new bridge and alignment scheduled for 2019
ADOT Director John Halikowski highlights key design features of the new South Mountain Freeway and encourages you to take a virtual tour of the freeway.
A plaque is your only clue for this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge. Join us for our weekly Facebook challenge!
You've probably noticed more motorcycles on the roads this week and we hope you're keeping an eye out for them when driving.
Safety is the No. 1 priority at ADOT. When it comes to work zones, vehicles speed by just inches away.
After more than five years of planning, work will begin in less than six months on a bridge carrying SR 347 over railroad tracks in Maricopa.
ADOT highway workers share the importance of work zone safety.
Motorists are key players in improving construction zone safety.
ADOT continues its efforts to educate the trucking industry about how safety compliance can reduce border inspection times and make roads safer.