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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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Cyclists remain in The Loop with Ina Road improvements

Work to create a modern Ina Road interchange with I-10 maintains and improves connections with The Loop, a system of trails and bike routes in the Tucson area.

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Model displays 1931 license plate in Arizona Highways magazine

02/14/2019

Throwback Thursday: Arizona license plate, circa 1931

In the midst of the Great Depression the state Highway Commission came up with an idea to boost Arizona's copper industry through some unusual license plates.

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02/13/2019

Thinking outside the box at I-17 and Pinnacle Peak Road

Learn more about work to replace a box culvert at I-17 and Pinnacle Peak Road and why it's critical to a project to create a modern diamond interchange there.

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02/12/2019

Here's a thousand words and more about I-10 improvements

Interstate 10: Earley Road to Interstate 8If a picture is worth a thousand words, then slideshows of our I-10 widening projects in Casa Grande and the Eloy area are worth many thousands.

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02/11/2019

VIDEO: Coalition of national agencies honors ADOT for US 60 safety project

A video by the National Operations Center of Excellence features an ADOT engineer explaining the benefits from new striping and signs along a westbound stretch in Tempe.

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02/08/2019

Huzzah! ADOT engineers help reduce US 60 delays from Renaissance Festival

In partnership with festival organizers, we've helped reduce delays not just for attendees but for those heading to and from points east on US 60.

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Group of volunteers for the All the Way to the Border AAH cleanup

02/07/2019

Adopt a Highway: Annual cleanup closer to going ‘All the Way to the Border’

Now in its fourth year, one woman's dream of a one-day cleanup of all 45 miles of State Route 286 in southern Arizona is even closer to happening.

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02/06/2019

Be prepared: A motto for Boy Scouts and Loop 101 drivers in north Valley

Here are some tips to help cut down on frustrations while crews are doing the important job of widening 13 miles of the Loop 101 Pima Freeway east of I-17.

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