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The Arizona Department of Transportation is taking part in Route 66 centennial celebrations and our 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck was a crowd favorite at the recent Ash Fork Heritage Day, which also celebrated the centennial.
Laura Douglas, our lead communicator on the upcoming State Route 347 improvement project, talks with guest host Marcy McMacken about much-anticipated changes set to occur on SR 347, including the addition of a third travel lane in each direction.
Read about safety precautions for Adopt a Highway volunteers and anyone planning to enjoy the Arizona outdoors this summer.

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A model for the Sacaton Rest Area shows an interesting glimpse of what might have been.
The South Mountain Freeway has been open less than one full month, but most drivers already refer to Arizona’s newest freeway by its number: 202. There are now three segments of the Loop 202 circling the Valley. But to those involved in...
Adopt a Highway offers an opportunity to serve all year round.
As with other recent interchange projects, I-10 and Ruthrauff Road is getting a bridge carrying local traffic across the freeway and railroad tracks.
It's been more than 90 years since crews completed the original Navajo Bridge, an arching, architecturally significant span that looms dramatically across Marble Canyon and provides a rare vehicle crossing of the Colorado River in a remote...
Like most photos we throwback to, this one also comes to us undated. It is simply labeled "SR89A East Sedona." We hardly need to be told that last part, as the distinctive rock formations on the road heading toward Oak Creek Canyon speak...
Happy Tax Season everyone! We know … you can hardly contain your excitement. Ah, the afterglow of the new year… Holiday decorations come down. Beloved out-of-town family and friends return home – FINALLY! And of course, the most joyous...
An ADOT employee went out of his way to help two out-of-state motorist with a flat tire on Interstate 40.
Want to find a New Year's resolution that will benefit not only you, but others as well? Deciding now to be a safer driver in the new year is a great way to start 2020 off right.
Learn more about these structures, which after nearly 80 years continue to provide value to those living in, visiting and traveling through this southeastern Arizona community.