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Adopt a Highway volunteers near Naco directional signage.

01/06/2026

Adopt a Highway: The sounds of change

What does a radio station in Southeastern Arizona and clean highways have in common? We're talking about a new Adopt a Highway volunteer group who takes community service to the next level.

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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to use their blinker.

01/05/2026

This New Year: Make a resolution to be a safer driver

Happy New Year, Arizona! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season, spending time with loved ones and ringing in 2026. The start of a new year is a clean slate, and a time to make resolutions to set ourselves up for success. In that...

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01/04/2026

PODCAST: ADOT's partnership with native nations across Arizona

Native nations comprise roughly a quarter of Arizona's land, and state highways are key corridors for them. In this week's episode, our Native Nations Ambassador for Infrastructure Development discusses how ADOT partners with our state's 22 federally recognized tribes and eight others with ancestral ties to Arizona.

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What a difference a weekend makes for the South Mountain Freeway

Before and after photos show how ADOT's Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project is advancing quickly.

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Aerial view of Interstate 10 bridges at Jimmie Kerr Boulevard

01/25/2019

VIDEO: Out with the old bridges, in with the new

Watch as our drone flies over the demolition work on the old I-10 bridges at Jimmie Kerr Boulevard in Casa Grande and the new bridges that are part of a widening project there.

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01/24/2019

Throwback Thursday: Over the river

Whether today or 40 years ago, our highway engineers and crews are thinking about how to move traffic from one side to the other of the Salt River in Phoenix.

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Deck pour at night with lights and figure of a person

01/23/2019

Art of Transportation: I-10 and Earley Road deck pour

A deck pour is a lot more than simply laying steel and pouring cement. It can be beautiful too.

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Excavators work on a dirt construction site near a bridge with mountains in the background.

01/22/2019

Old lanes recycled to help build widened stretch of I-10 in Eloy

Recycling is for more than just old newspapers and soda cans. In Pinal County, ADOT is saving time and money as we widen I-10 near Eloy by recycling old highway lanes.

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Aerial view of Interstate 10 dust detection system project

01/18/2019

VIDEO: A year of progress with more ahead on I-10 near Eloy

We are just the past the one-year mark for our project to widen I-10 near Eloy. Watch what we have accomplished so far and what drivers can expect before the work finishes later this year.

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