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05/05/2026

ADOT’s director helps dedicate Route 66 postage stamps

The Route 66 centennial is a big deal here at the Arizona Department of Transportation. That’s why our director, Jennifer Toth, gave opening remarks today at a U.S. Postal Service ceremony in Phoenix dedicating stamps honoring the historic route’s 100 years as of this coming November.
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Image showing rendering versus actual photo of a portion of the I-40/US93 interchange in Kingman
05/05/2026

Renderings vs. reality at I-40/US 93 interchange in Kingman

When ADOT commissioned a bird’s eye video rendering of the I-40/US 93 interchange project in Kingman, we never could have imagined there’d be an opportunity to see just how realistic the images would turn out when viewed from above.
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05/04/2026

Summer is almost here. It’s time to prep your vehicle for the heat

If you live in Arizona year-round, there’s one thing for certain: You cannot escape the summer heat. Sometimes, we can’t even escape summer-like temperatures in March. But, during Heat Awareness Week (May 4-8), ahead of the brunt of summer...
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09/12/2019

Adopt a Highway: Mark your calendars for National CleanUp Day

Calling all Adopt a Highway volunteers! National CleanUp Day is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 21. This is a day set aside for individuals and organizations to unite for the purpose of reducing litter in their communities in every part of the...
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09/12/2019

Throwback Thursday: How far we've come

We've been working on widening and improving US 93 for more than a decade, so its a good time to look back and what we have achieved so far.
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09/10/2019

DeGrazia Foundation and Arizona Highways magazine commemorate painter Ted DeGrazia

Arizona Highways has collaborated with the DeGrazia Foundation to celebrate the 110th birthday of artist Ted DeGrazia.
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Vehicle passes under sign for new freeway interchange.
09/09/2019

Bonus for bus riders at park and ride near South Mountain Freeway

Not only will both entrances to 40th St. Park & Ride in Ahwatukee reopen, but a new interchange from the South Mountain Freeway will also help people get there.
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09/06/2019

MVD is a proud partner of Donor Network of Arizona

ADOT's Motor Vehicle Division is a proud partner of the Donor Network of Arizona.
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Buckle up safety message on freeway board
09/04/2019

Driving Safety Home: Buckle Up

Did you know that more than 20 percent of all people killed on Arizona roadways in 2018 weren’t wearing seat belts? That equaled 216 unnecessary fatalities. Seat belt use in Arizona has been on a decline, dropping from 88 percent in 2016 to...
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Overhead highway signs show directions for I-10 West to Phoenix (Exit 178B) and I-10 East to Tucson (Exit 178A) above a road with a truck driving.
09/03/2019

Why 178? A guide to interstate exit numbering

Have you ever wondered why 411th Avenue in Tonopah is Exit 95 off Interstate 10? Or why if you are turning on to Dragoon Road in southeastern Arizona you take Exit 318? Or how about using Exit 67 to get to Dateland from Interstate 8, or...
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08/29/2019

Throwback Thursday: Tracking ADOT's office technology

From typewriters to computers, pen-and-ink maps to satellite imagery, ADOT's office tech has evolved a lot in the past few decades.
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A man in glasses and a blue shirt stands next to a display of printed photos showing decorative wall designs and murals.
08/28/2019

ADOT freeway landscape designer wins lifetime achievement award

ADOT’s Joseph Salazar was honored recently with a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Landscape Architects Arizona Chapter. Salazar, who has been with ADOT for almost 30 years and serves as landscape architectural...
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08/26/2019

Four miles down, four to go on I-10 between Casa Grande and Tucson

The drive between Phoenix and Tucson has gotten a little bit better, and another improvement is just weeks away. That’s because an ADOT project has provided three lanes in each direction on a 4-mile section of Interstate 10 in Casa Grande...
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