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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to slow down in work zones.
04/23/2026

Give workers a ‘brake’ in construction zones

If you’re out on Arizona highways this week, you may notice overhead message boards displaying a message encouraging drivers to slow down in work zones. That’s because Work Zone Awareness Week runs from April 20-24, and it’s the perfect...
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A memorial dedicated to ADOT workers who died serving the state.
04/20/2026

Stay alert and slow down during Work Zone Awareness Week

It’s Work Zone Awareness Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to raise awareness about the things we all can do to keep each other safe in work zones. ADOT crews work all hours of the day to build and maintain Arizona’s highways. I’m...
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On the Road With ADOT logo
04/12/2026

PODCAST: You should pay attention to ADOT's distracted driving podcast

We know it’s not easy to avoid every distraction when you’re behind the wheel. All the more reason to pay attention to Kelsey Mo, ADOT’s public information officer for safety, as she talks to Doug Nintzel during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
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For Tom Erickson, it's all in the signs!
05/27/2021

It's all in the signs for this ADOT employee

Some people like to knit or sew. Others love car racing, going to the theater or solving crossword puzzles. Tom Erickson's passion is making signs. And, as an ADOT sign shop employee, he gets to do it every day.
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Arizona Highways Magazine cover cactus with flowers
05/26/2021

Arizona Highways: 43 years later, same great state

Take a virtual flip through the highlights of a 1978 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine.
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A mural shows a red airplane flying over fields and a river with a banner that reads, Thanks for Flying Yuma.
05/25/2021

Yuma International Airport is a triple winner

Move over, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. The Yuma International Airport has also scored a three-peat by winning Arizona Airport of the Year three times!
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Engineer Jeremy Moore and his daughter at bridge deck pour
05/24/2021

Watch us make a new bridge, and maybe a future bridge builder

For this 11-year-old interested in engineering and architecture, there was nothing better than going to the office with Dad.
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A highway runs toward distant mountains under a blue sky filled with large, fluffy clouds.
05/21/2021

Now’s the time to prepare for a Memorial Day road trip

The holiday weekend is a week away, but now is the time to prepare if you'll be traveling.
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Image of Hoover Dam at night
05/20/2021

Throwback Thursday: What a tangled web we weave

Daunting engineering challenge or monster B-movie material? We are looking at a tangled web for Throwback Thursday.
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Small cactus seedlings growing in black plastic pots filled with gravel, arranged in a tray under sunlight.
05/19/2021

Redoing the bridge, but saving endangered cactus at Pinto Creek

Once the project at Pinto Creek bridge on US 60 is done, ADOT will have accomplished more than just replacing a bridge. It will have helped experts preserve an endangered species of cactus that grows in the area.
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Pavement replacement
05/18/2021

275 million reasons ADOT knows the value of Interstate 40

Let us just take a moment to say how much we love I-40. How much, you might ask? Oh, we love it to the tune of $275 million.
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State Route 260 in the White Mountains
05/14/2021

SR 260 is nearly 200 miles of gorgeous scenery

Arizona is full of scenic roads, but it's hard to beat State Route 260 as it winds its way between Cottonwood and the White Mountains.
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05/13/2021

Adopt a Highway: Picture this - if you’ve got the time, we’ve got the miles

Nothing ruins a great shot of Arizona's beautiful scenery like someone's trash. But, picture being the one who helps ensure the state looks camera ready by adopting a mile of highway.
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