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A highway worker directing a wrecked vehicle off the freeway.

11/02/2026

Slow down and move over during Crash Responder Safety Week

November has begun, and that means cooler weather, the start of the holiday season and Crash Responder Safety Week. Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 2-6, is held annually to raise awareness about the important work our first...

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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to stay alert.

11/01/2026

Stay awake, alert during Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

Tossing and turning the night before a major presentation at work. A newborn baby waking all hours of the night. Pulling an all-nighter to study for a final exam. Whatever the reason, we’re exhausted and fatigued. And that fatigue not only...

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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to drive with focus.

10/31/2026

Drive with focus this Halloween

Spooky frights and buckets of candy await on Halloween, but we want to remind drivers to stay focused on the road and not get distracted by thoughts of ghosts and haunted houses. If you’re driving on state highways this weekend, you might...

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Flashback Friday: The day Yuma's Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge opened to traffic

A celebration this week in 1915 included a parade of decorated automobiles, a concert and horse races.

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05/24/2019

Transportation tunes still riding an expressway to my heart

Our ArizonaDOT Spotify playlist of transportation-related songs has continued growing over the past year. We hope you'll check it out.

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05/21/2019

511 Logo Signs: Build your brand – and a road

This summer we are rolling out new highway signs to both promote the 511 phone line, attract business sponsorship and generate funds to maintain roads.

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05/20/2019

With summer here, projects in northern Arizona ramp up

As summer starts again, its now warm enough for work on several road improvement projects in northern Arizona.

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05/17/2019

Infrastructure Week: It requires attention, care and support to help grow our future

ADOT Director John Halikowski explains why everyone needs to realize the importance of infrastructure and protect its value by making investments for the future.

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05/15/2019

From the Director: Voting open for ADOT Safety Message Contest

The entries are reminders that the best way to make roads safer is changing our own driving habits and encouraging those around us to change theirs.

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A white semi-truck drives under a concrete overpass under construction, with cranes and unfinished sections visible; blue sky with scattered clouds above.

05/15/2019

Infrastructure Week: Keeping traffic flowing is a straddle bent's job

When a pier needed to support a ramp would otherwise need to be in the middle of travel lanes below, ADOT engineers call on this support structure that straddles traffic.

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