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ADOT's Karl Lopez stands in front of his emergency response truck

10/06/2025

ADOT worker aids flood rescue: 'That kid needed to get to the hospital ASAP'

A news account reported how a severely injured teen ultimately got to a Phoenix hospital for treatment, due in part to help from an ADOT employee who wasn’t identified. Today, we’re sharing more about that employee and his role in the rescue amid flooding in Globe.

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10/05/2025

PODCAST: Traffic engineering's role in safely connecting Arizonans

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.

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10/01/2025

Volunteers bag 1.8 tons of litter on National CleanUp Day

See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.

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Major storms and ADOT's response, told through Twitter

The last in a series of winter storms has moved through. Here's a look back at the snow and rain as told through tweets throughout the storm.

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01/24/2017

New US 95 bridge making a big difference for the Yuma area

A four-lane bridge near Yuma means travelers no longer have to wonder whether the weather will stop their journeys.

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01/23/2017

Telling (and showing) you what's happening with these storms

In these back-to-back storms, our Twitter and Facebook accounts have allowed us to share what's happening on the highways -- and for you to share with us.

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