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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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On the Road With ADOT logo
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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Adopt a Highway
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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03/28/2013

Transportation Defined: Truck Escape Ramps

Unless you drive a big rig, truck escape ramps probably aren’t something you think of too often ...
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03/27/2013

Demolition of old Gila River Bridge under way in Bylas

After 56 years, it’s time for the old Gila River Bridge to retire … Located on US 70 about a mile west of the Bylas community on the San Carlos Apache reservation, the bridge, which was built in 1957, is now being demolished ...
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03/26/2013

‘Move Over’ law protects motorists, roadside personnel

Every day, AAA assists more than 1,200 stranded drivers across the state. For these motorists and the roadside assistance workers who help them, being stuck alongside a busy highway can be a scary and potentially dangerous experience ...
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03/22/2013

ADOT plans shorter detour for highway closed by landslide south of Page

We’ve got some good news for drivers whose commutes have been impacted by the US 89 landslide ...
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03/21/2013

Work continues on US 89 landslide site

Yesterday marked one month since a landslide ripped through a segment of US 89 and buckled more than 150 feet of the pavement …
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03/20/2013

Transportation Defined: Pavement Design Life

After 300-plus blog posts, you’d think that by now we’d have covered everything there possibly is to know about pavement ... But you'd be wrong.
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Demolition of Pantano Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
03/18/2013

Demolishing the Pantano Union Pacific Railroad Bridge

We posted a clip on YouTube last week that shows crews demolishing the old Pantano Union Pacific Railroad Bridge. Because it’s a time-lapse video, you can watch all the work being completed in under a minute…
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03/15/2013

MVD provides services, assists veterans at 2013 Arizona StandDown

The 2013 Arizona StandDown began with the ceremonial cutting of red tape – a fitting kickoff to the annual outreach event aimed at connecting homeless and at-risk veterans with needed resources ...
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03/14/2013

A new special license plate option is now available

By now, you ought to know plenty about license plates … We’ve blogged about how they’re made and the awards they’ve won. We’ve even attempted to answer all your questions relating to the “blue cloud” plates (a sequel to that post is coming soon – stay tuned!).
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03/12/2013

Move Over AZ: Media helps spread safety message

Many drivers got our message yesterday to Move Over, thanks, in part, to the local media …
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