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05/11/2025

PODCAST: I-17 wildlife overpass will enhance safety for drivers, elk and more

For this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, we invited Biology Program Manager Audrey Navarro to talk more about the I-17 wildlife overpass project and its role not only in enhancing safety but habitat connectivity for elk and other wildlife.
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05/10/2025

Boulder Creek Bridge - Carrying Traffic Since 1930s

A small one lane bridge at the Canyon Lake Marina has been carrying State Route 88 (Apache Trail) traffic since the 1930s.
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Adopt a Highway
05/09/2025

Adopt a Highway: Join the who’s who of volunteers

Stepping forward to help reduce trash along state highways is a big win for Arizonans. Meet 39 of ADOT's latest volunteers influencing positive change.
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A couch in the middle of the highway
12/20/2024

Secure your load this holiday season so expensive gifts don’t end up on the highway

Couches, fridges, mattresses, oh my! These aren’t just high-dollar items on sale this holiday season — they’re the objects that we see frequently dropped on highways because they weren’t secured properly. Sometimes these appliances and...
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2024 APS Electric Light Parade
12/17/2024

ADOT shines with festive floats at APS Electric Light Parade

It was an exhilarating scene at the North Phoenix Baptist Church at Central and Montebello avenues on a Saturday in December as Santa, elves and even a Grinch scurried around to prepare their floats for the annual APS Electric Light Parade.
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12/16/2024

Adopt a Highway: Cool weather makes volunteer spirits bright

Holiday highway cleanups might be just the thing to bring your group together, while making Arizona a cleaner place.
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ADOT Kids activity
12/15/2024

PODCAST: Helping inspire the next generation of transportation professionals through ADOT Kids

ADOT Kids produced activities designed to engage children and, we hope, inspire the next generation of transportation professionals. Spend a few minutes with the ADOT professionals behind this important effort.
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Construction site with an excavator moving dirt into a dump truck. A worker in a reflective vest stands nearby. Clear blue sky in the background.
12/12/2024

Soil Testing: Simple test determines moisture content

A simple soil test helps determine the choice of road building materials.
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Snowplow and vehicles
12/08/2024

PODCAST: If driving north this winter, you'd better Know Snow

Living in mild winter temperatures can leave drivers and passengers ill-prepared for dangers they may face at higher elevations, what they should have in their vehicles, what they should wear and how to drive when ADOT snowplows are at work.
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A man operating a snowplow simulator
12/07/2024

Snowplow simulators offer operators training for winter in a no-foul environment

With winter well on its way, ADOT’s snowplow operators have been training on snowplow simulators since September to prepare for winter storms. What are these snowplow simulators? They’re an immersive tool we use that can be programmed with...
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12/06/2024

Digging deep on Dewey-Humboldt

Nestled between Interstate 17 and the Yavapai County seat of Prescott is the town of Dewey-Humboldt. How does a town get a hyphenated name? Incorporations aren’t uncommon and almost 20 years ago, on Dec. 20, 2004, the towns of Dewey and...
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
12/04/2024

12 movies filmed on Arizona highways

Many famous movies have been filmed in Arizona, including multiple “Star Wars” films, “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and “Oklahoma!” (1955) – which, despite its name, was shot mostly in Nogales, Arizona. Production crews for films like these...
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12/03/2024

Adopt a Highway: Working off Thanksgiving along State Route 87

I decided to get away from ESPN and work off Thanksgiving along my adopted mile of State Route 87, just north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Here's what I learned on a cool Saturday morning.
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