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11/03/2025

Stay alert and don’t drive drowsy

Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...
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11/02/2025

PODCAST: ADOT Enforcement & Compliance Division promotes commercial vehicle safety

One way ADOT helps safely connect people and empower Arizona's economy is operating commercial ports of entry. This is where officers with our Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) make sure large trucks and other commercial vehicles have proper permits and weight and are safe to operate on state highways.
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Adopt a Highway
11/01/2025

Superstition club keeps history alive, US 60 clean

This dedicated group of individuals brings the the history, legends and lore of the southwest to life. ADOT celebrates three decades of Adopt a Highway volunteer service to help keep US 60 clean near the Peralta Trail.
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03/15/2023

ADOT’s Tentative Five-Year Construction Program touts safety, innovation and collaboration

Safety, innovation and collaboration are the three main priorities I have as the director for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Our 2024-2028 Tentative Five-Year Construction Program addresses these priorities as we work to improve...
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03/14/2023

Marking March 14 as Pi Day

Today is March 14. Or, written another way, 3/14. That makes today "Pi Day." Pi, which has an approximate value of 3.14, is used to find the area and circumference of a circle. Pi has many applications and engineers at ADOT certainly use it...
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03/13/2023

Arizona driver license and ID card gets a makeover

After nearly 10 years, it was time for the Arizona driver license to get a new look. While the new design is better looking and includes more images that represent Arizona, the best part of the card is that it incorporates more security...
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03/10/2023

It’s your time to let ADOT know how to plan for the next 5 years

There are two basic kinds of questions ADOT employees get asked all the time: “When are you doing something to improve this highway?” And, “How can I have a say in what projects should be next?” It turns out that now is the perfect time to...
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03/07/2023

Sneak-peek at Sunset Point Rest Area renovations

Renovation of the Sunset Point Rest Area along Interstate 17 is ongoing and we're sharing a peek at the work being done at the rest area. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arizona DOT (@arizona_dot) Sunset Point Rest Area is...
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03/06/2023

Rose Mofford: An Arizona trailblazer

March is Women’s History Month and we want to take a moment to acknowledge former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford. Mofford was Arizona’s first female governor, holding the state’s highest office from 1988 to 1991. She was governor when the...
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02/24/2023

Behind every highway project, an engineer is translating plans into pavement

The next time you trek to Las Vegas and notice work crews are widening another section of US 93, you might pause for a moment to think of the work of Kara Lavertue. Lavertue’s role at ADOT includes working on high-profile improvements like...
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02/24/2023

CADD: It’s not a game

At first glance, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting ‒ or CADD ‒ looks like a really cool video game: cool colors, neat graphics, and the ability to change just about anything at the push of a keyboard button. However, CADD is not a game for...
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02/15/2023

Shining a spotlight on our “Little Yellow Truck”

This 1959 Chevy Apache was a work truck for decades. In the ‘80s, the daily grind caught up and its condition deteriorated. But its best years were yet to come.
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02/14/2023

Three hearts and three years later

Feb. 14 is National Donor Day and we're thrilled to share the story of three Arizona siblings who received heart transplants.
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