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03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

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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Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
03/14/2026

Don’t leave it up to luck: Designate a driver this St. Patrick’s Day

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, we want to take a moment and remind everyone to plan ahead so you get home safely after the festivities. If you’re out on state highways this weekend, you may notice some of our overhead message...
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A control room with many monitors displaying live traffic camera feeds on a large curved wall screen.
10/23/2013

ADOT's TOC staff works to keep traffic moving

If something happens on the state’s highway system, you can bet ADOT’s Traffic Operations Center is working to ease the impact it will have on drivers.
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10/17/2013

US 89: Archaeological site surveys required

Right now, ADOT is evaluating the US89 project area to see if there are any archaeologically significant sites in the right of way.
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10/16/2013

Explaining Alternative Fuel and Energy Efficient license plates

Ever since we blogged about alternative fuel and energy efficient license plates more than a year ago, we have received many questions asking for even more clarification. And that’s exactly what we aim to deliver to you today with our newest infographic.
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10/15/2013

Newly completed US 89 bypass fully open with no restrictions

ADOT has completed the fencing along the US 89T corridor to help prevent livestock from crossing the roadway. That means the route is now fully open – nighttime and speed restrictions have been lifted.
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10/10/2013

From the ADOT Archives: Dust Storms

Taken in 1979 at 19th Avenue and the Salt River in Phoenix, these pictures in today's blog post show an area before and during a pretty intense-looking dust storm.
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10/09/2013

Improvements being made on SR 587

Right now, crews are repaving a six-mile stretch of SR 587 between Hunt Highway and I-10 within the Gila River Indian Community.
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Three construction workers in orange safety vests stand beside a metal guardrail on a highway, with a truck and road signs visible in the background.
10/08/2013

Safety is top priority for ADOT maintenance crews

Today’s video does a very good job of summing up what the maintenance crews do and why it should matter to the traveling public.
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A vintage photo of a desert highway rest stop with cars, trucks, picnic shelters, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
10/04/2013

Public-private partnership to manage state's highway rest areas

Starting this month, ADOT’s 14 rest areas will be managed under one contract under the agency’s first active public-private partnership.
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10/03/2013

I-17/SR 89A intersection improvements planned near Flagstaff

There’s a realignment and intersection improvement project in the works near Flagstaff that, when complete, will help eliminate some major backups in the area.
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10/01/2013

Work resumes on San Pedro Bridge project

Work is getting underway on the San Pedro River Bridge replacement project … again.
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