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We’re also relaying the story of a series of photos taken to create a panoramic view from the day the day in 1995 when ADOT and the Navajo Nation dedicated a new Navajo Bridge.
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.
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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Our last Construction Academy session is different from the rest by specifically helping women find a career in the industry.
As we revamped Interstate 19 at Ajo Way in Tucson, we also took the opportunity to make a pedestrian bridge more accessible for everyone.
It's a wintery scene for this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
On March 4, Governor Doug Ducey and others gathered in Nogales to break ground for a project improving State Route 189, the 3.75-mile state highway connecting the Mariposa Port of Entry and Interstate 19. This is a big deal not just for...
An undated photo warning drivers about a tight turn ahead gives us the chance to talk a bit about the history of State Route 87 north of Payson.
With spring training baseball happening across the Valley, it's time to review the rules for making sure everyone can enjoy the drive to and from the game.
“6 Tom 16” In following the tradition of the fire service and law enforcement, ADOT issued a final radio call for fallen Incident Response Unit member Frank Dorizio Tuesday following his memorial service in Tempe. That was Frank’s call sign...
Dallas Hammit, the state engineer, reminds people involved in a non-injury crash to practice quick clearance for the safety of themselves and other drivers.
We here at the ol' ADOT ranch love the men and women who ply the roadways in commercial vehicles. Whether it's driving a big rig all over the fruited plain or delivering doughnuts to the local gas station, commercial drivers are, in many...
I know you have heard the jingle “Like a good neighbor, State Farm® is there.” That can now be said for the Arizona Department of Transportation Incident Response Unit, or IRU, sponsored by State Farm®. Let me explain. ADOT operated the...