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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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Today’s video does a very good job of summing up what the maintenance crews do and why it should matter to the traveling public.
Starting this month, ADOT’s 14 rest areas will be managed under one contract under the agency’s first active public-private partnership.
There’s a realignment and intersection improvement project in the works near Flagstaff that, when complete, will help eliminate some major backups in the area.
Work is getting underway on the San Pedro River Bridge replacement project … again.
A new partnership between ADOT and the U.S. Army will afford job opportunities to soldiers once they’re ready to leave the service.
ADOT has been recognized for its communications efforts with six national awards, winning first-place honors in every skills contest the agency competed in.
ADOT Photolog Specialists are tasked with recording and maintaining a comprehensive digital record of Arizona’s State Highway System.
The long-term fix for US 89 will involve cutting back the mountain slope, building a gravity buttress wall for support and constructing the new road. But before crews can begin on all that, there’s a lot that has to get done.
When it comes to talking about seat belts and child-safety seats, it's difficult not to talk numbers.
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