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10/12/2025

PODCAST: Our director explains Arizona's new safe-driving campaign

Spend a few minutes with ADOT Director Jennifer Toth and host Doug Nintzel and we hope you'll take the following to heart: Choosing not to speed, choosing not to drive impaired, choosing to wear a seat belt and making other simple choices will result in fewer life-altering crashes on all Arizona roadways.
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Make Bullhead Better volunteers
10/09/2025

Tomorrow’s leaders make a positive difference in Fort Mohave

Motivated to improve the community, a civic group and 35 students led a cleanup of State Route 95 in Fort Mohave.
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A digital message board on the highway encouraging drivers to use their blinkers
10/08/2025

Give me an assist and use your blinker

As the Phoenix Mercury prepares to play in their first home game of the 2025 WNBA Finals, we want to remind motorists to give an assist to their highway teammates and use their blinkers while they’re driving to help them safely get to and...
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12/26/2019

ADOT served well by four logos over 45 years

During its 45 years, ADOT has been represented by four different logos. Here's a walk down memory lane of the images the agency has chosen.
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12/24/2019

Take a ride along the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway's 22 miles

If you follow this blog or ADOT's other social media channels, you won't be surprised by me saying that we're over-the-moon excited about opening the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway. Just hours after Saturday's big announcement, Junior and...
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12/23/2019

Strong partnerships responsible for Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway

John Halikowski, ADOT director, shares the strong partnerships that have led to the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway being open to drivers.
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12/22/2019

Where in AZ??

Snow nestled between cactus spines isn't something you'll see just anywhere. Can you identify the location of this photo?
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12/20/2019

Adopt a Highway: Volunteers have seen, cleaned it all

When Bodo and Marie Diehn bought their cabin site near Payson in 1988, they knew they wanted to keep the drive up State Route 87 as beautiful as when they first saw it. So the next year they joined the Adopt a Highway program, claiming mile...
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12/19/2019

Throwback Thursday: Building the curve

We're thinking a lot about the Broadway Curve right now, which makes this photo particularly fitting.
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12/18/2019

A view of the South Mountain Freeway from above

We are close to when the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will be open to traffic. Before that happens, you can see what makes this addition to our highway system unique in this video.
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12/17/2019

VIDEO: Arizona's official balladeer celebrates I-17 Mystery Tree

The "random act of kindness" by the person or persons decorating a scrub tree near Sunset Point inspired Dolan Ellis to write a song called "Scrubby." He visited ADOT recently to perform it.
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Hi Jolly Monument Quartzsite AZ
12/16/2019

Though it isn't hump day, we're recalling a famous Arizona camel driver

You don’t have to be a fan of Arizona roadside attractions or intrigued by alternative pack animals to appreciate this. But it helps. According to The Associated Press, today is the 117th anniversary of the passing of Hi Jolly, the Syrian...
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12/15/2019

Where in AZ??

We're taking the long-view on this week's "Where in AZ??" image.
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