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In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, Jason Stephens of ADOT's Community Relations team has an update on the many projects resuming and starting now that warmer weather has returned to Northern Arizona.
We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative
Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.

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Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the reopening of state highways in the high country is a sure sign of spring. Just remember to be safe if you are planning to drive these scenic roads.
Just how accurate are those signs telling you that your next stop is x miles away? Well, let's find out!
The Deck Park, Queen Creek and Mule Pass tunnels get all the fame, but can you name the fourth tunnel on the state highway system?
If these railroad tracks and the steeple in the background look familiar, you'll want to join this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
If you are planning to visit the memorial the Granite Mountain Hotshots near Yarnell, please do so safely. And that means not parking along State Route 89.
Today we look back on an integral piece of interstate infrastructure.
What do you get when aesthetics meets a pressing transportation need? A beautiful strip of metal like the original Salt River Canyon bridge.
Winter is in the rearview mirror, which means we go from advising people to be prepared for winter driving conditions to preparing people for summer driving conditions!
Tucked away between Wickenburg and Congress Junction along State Route 89 is an unique community with a volunteer spirit that's hard to beat.
This image looks like it could be from the Grand Canyon. Can you identify this Arizona location?