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Adopt a Highway volunteer holds up a piece of litter.

12/27/2025

PODCAST: Resolve to help keep highways cleaner in 2026

On this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, Adopt a Highway Program Manager Mary Currie explains how you can get involved and help keep Arizona grand.

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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive calmly.

12/25/2025

Drive calmly and jingle all the way home over Christmas

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and while we’re in the final dash to Dec. 25 and buying last-minute presents to put under the tree, we’re taking a moment to remind drivers to practice safe driving over the holidays. If you’re out...

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Blanket made of squares created by ADOT employees.

12/24/2025

Adopt an Angel: ADOT employees give back to colleagues and the community

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our employees, the Adopt an Angel program helped 43 ADOT families this holiday season and fulfilled more than 200 wishes.

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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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07/26/2020

Where in AZ??

This tower is the key to solving this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.

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An excavator demolishes the top of a concrete bridge.

07/24/2020

Creative destruction in process on I-17 at Central Avenue

See the demolition that will lead to a better bridge on I-17 over Central Avenue.

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07/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hollywood magic at Mule Pass Tunnel

Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.

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07/22/2020

Stop to smell the roses and read this SR 89A historic marker

It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...

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Arizona 1932 license plate with the number V1T1 in white letters on a copper background.

07/21/2020

Celebrating the short-lived copper license plate

It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.

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07/20/2020

On this day in 1996, much of SR 87 became Duthie-Martin Highway

The name of the route commonly called the Beeline Highway was officially changed to the Duthie-Martin Highway in honor of two law enforcement officers who lost their lives on the road in the line of duty.

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