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09/07/2025

PODCAST: Get the facts about crashes on highways and local roads

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT explores what goes into creating annual Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts reports and what Arizonans can learn from them.

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A concrete arch bridge spans a dry, rocky creek bed surrounded by desert vegetation and hills.

09/01/2025

Pine Creek Bridge Has Been Around A While

This small bridge on State Route 88 (Apache Trail) has been here for quite some time and will likely be here for quite a while more.

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08/31/2025

Specialty Plate Spotlight: August recap

ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.

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Why are US 93 mileposts in backward order?

US 93 has a surprising quirk: Its milepost numbers get higher as you head south. Why the highway is like that is a tricky question to answer.

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08/02/2020

Where in AZ??

It might be a sign of the times or it might just be a busy area! Join or weekly "Where in AZ??" challenge.

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07/31/2020

Flashback Friday: Mule crews

Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.

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07/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: A balanced approach

More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.

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07/29/2020

Turning back the pages on Carefree Highway's top 10 hit

Did you know there's a connection between an Arizona highway and Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot?

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07/28/2020

ADOT's pedestrian hybrid beacon study wins national award

An ADOT study on traffic control devices to help pedestrians cross a street or highway has received a national award.

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07/27/2020

Why mileposts on State Route 85 are both coming and going

State Route can't seem to decide whether its coming or going. We dive into while the route from Phoenix to Lukeville is numbered in two contrary ways.

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