ADOT Blog

You are never too young to care about your community, something demonstrated recently by a group of middle school students who helped clean up a section of US 191 near Morenci.

Angeline Hoagland would be amazed. After all, she was but a toddler when she died near the Old Black Canyon Highway in 1889, but stories of her death – and reports of her “ghost” – are alive and kicking today.

Ever wonder how a bridge, whether it be a stately metal connector over a canyon or a concrete slab over a wash, comes into being? And why they take the form they do? Well, let us tell you!

History will most likely remember the late Justin Herman, Arizona Highway Department director from 1956-1973, as the energetic leader who shepherded in the modern state freeway system, including the Black Canyon (I-17), Superstition (US 60) and Maricopa (I-10) freeways.

This century-old other bridge over the Salt River deserves some recognition.

Our weekly challenge features a unique Arizona image and this week is no different.

As National Work Zone Awareness Week comes to an end, we hope the message of work zone safety is something that stays with all drivers.

This week we throwback nearly 50 years to a pleasant evening with a Valley freeway in its infancy.

Did you know that two highway workers have been injured this year while working on projects? That's why National Work Zone Awareness Week is so important. ADOT's director shares his thoughts.

ADOT has been posting to its blog for 10 years now, but the entire time we've had one mission - to give you the inside look at what we do and how and why we do it.