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Two steel bridges with arched supports and railings cross over a dry, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation under a cloudy sky.
01/21/2026

Salt River Canyon Bridge: Get your steps in while seeing Arizona’s beauty

The 1934 US 60 Salt River Canyon Bridge still exists - and pedestrians can still walk on it.
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01/18/2026

PODCAST: The partnership driving Phoenix-area freeway improvements

The Maricopa Association of Governments' Chief Transportation Officer returns in this week's episode to discuss how Proposition 400 has shaped the region's success through projects such as the recently completed I-10 Broadway Curve improvement, the Loop 202 (South Mountain Freeway), Loop 303 (Estrella Freeway) and State Route 24 (Gateway Freeway).
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The top 10 Specialty Plates 2025.
01/16/2026

The 10 most popular specialty license plates in Arizona for 2025

Whether a driver wants to support a cause, rep their team or just add a pop of color to their car, with 109 specialty license plates available in Arizona, there’s a little something for everyone. And specialty license plates are more...
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ADOT's Derek Arnson receiving award
11/01/2019

Wrong-way detection system receives national award

They say virtue is its own award. We would say that helping everyone get home safely after a hard day's work, a weekend escape or a night out is also its own award. But occasionally we are recognized for doing just that. Such is the case...
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Black and white image of SR 666
10/31/2019

Throwback Thursday: This photo has us bedeviled

Just in time for Halloween: We can't tell you when this photo was taken. But we can tell you where: the Devil's Highway.
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A young boy stands indoors wearing a homemade costume resembling a highway road sign with directional signs for Williamson Valley, Prescott, and Seligman.
10/30/2019

Trick-or-treating as a highway sign? We 'like' that

When his great aunt shared a photo of Hunter Vincente dressed up as a highway sign, we had to know more.
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10/29/2019

Simple, predictable schedule helping Pinto Creek bridge project

Let’s face it: Nobody looks forward to construction delays. But with restrictions and some temporary closures set for the Pinto Creek Bridge replacement project on US 60 between Superior and Globe, we’re giving drivers something they can...
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10/27/2019

Where in AZ??

Will you be on the right track when you take our "Where in AZ??" challenge?
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10/25/2019

Adopt a Highway: A chance to reminisce

For 11 years the Jim Clark and his family have honored his parents by driving five hours to help clean up a stretch of State Route 473.
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Multiple lanes of vehicles traveling in both directions on a busy highway bordered by concrete barriers and roadside signs under clear skies.
10/24/2019

It’s Teen Driver Safety Week

This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time.
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Twight view of freeway interchange through traffic camera
10/23/2019

Seeing is believing: ADOT has 20 more traffic cameras

If seeing is believing, then Phoenix-area motorists can now get behind the wheel more confident than ever of what to expect when it comes to traffic conditions. That's because we have added 20 traffic cameras on either end of the Valley to...
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A graphic showing a road sign reading NEW DRIVER with a car icon is shown next to a winding road and mountains. The image includes the ADOT Motor Vehicle Division logo.
10/22/2019

You don't need to be 16 to appreciate the Permit Test @ Home program

If you’re not almost 16 years old, nobody else in your family is almost 16 years old and you don’t even have any friends (or enemies, for that matter) who are almost 16 years old, then why should you care about teens taking the learner’s...
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We're One ADOT video capture
10/21/2019

From the Director: What does it mean to be One ADOT?

What does it mean to be “One ADOT?” Check out our video to see.
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