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This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT explores what goes into creating annual Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts reports and what Arizonans can learn from them.
This small bridge on State Route 88 (Apache Trail) has been here for quite some time and will likely be here for quite a while more.
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.

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A friendly reminder that's never outdated.
To prevent lower-height bridge decks along Interstate 17 from getting hit by trucks, ADOT employees explored ways to bring attention to the bridge decks. And found a solution that's working.
During National Volunteer Week, we're thankful for the 1,002 Adopt a Highway volunteer groups who cleaned nearly 2,000 miles of state highways in 2021.
During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, consider what's really worth paying attention to while driving.
As the project manager for the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. It’s all part of leading the Arizona Department of Transportation’s largest-ever urban highway reconstruction project: a...
National Work Zone Awareness Week is a good time to remind everyone of the importance of being a responsible driver in work zones. Sadly, national data shows motorists are the ones killed most frequently in work zones because of speed and inattention.
Last weekened, the first. big fire-related highway closure of 2022 occurred. History tells us that won’t be the only one we see this year. Learn how drivers can help prevent wildland fires.
When ADOT builds a new bridge, our top priority is to make sure the gigantic mass of steel and concrete stays right where we build it. But that won’t be the case with a new bridge we’re constructing on State Route 79 in Florence, because...
Learn about how wildlife species are protected along the Verde River when construction activities occur nearby.
The Arizona State Transportation Board values the input from the public in deciding which projects get approved for inclusion in the Five-Year Program. It is a good time to remind you that our Five-Year plan isn’t just about highways.