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Photo from the Loop 101: Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard project.

06/10/2026

ADOT wins 5 awards for excellence in transportation partnering

The winners of the 2025 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award have been announced, and ADOT received five awards for roadway construction partnerships. The annual competition recognizes partnering processes and achievements...

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06/07/2026

PODCAST: Take it from a trooper: Don’t mess with blowing dust

Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Kameron Lee talks with ADOT's guest host Kelsey Mo about how to stay safe when monsoon storms spawn blowing dust.

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A snowplow on an icy highway plowing snow.

05/27/2026

Academy helps ADOT employees get CDLs, improves safety

A new academy course created to help ADOT employees obtain a commercial driver license is improving compliance and safety. Certain ADOT employees in work groups such as maintenance, Incident Response Unit, signing and striping, and the...

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You can’t see us yet, but we’re working on new phase of Ajo Way improvements

For the next few weeks we’ll be putting things in place to begin what will be an 18-month project.

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07/26/2018

From the Director: Words fail when a state trooper doesn’t get home safely

Last night’s events on Interstate 10 in the West Valley are so absolutely unacceptable, so outrageous, that words can’t do justice to emotions.

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07/25/2018

Signaling a commitment to southeast Pima County

We’re replacing stop signs at the ends of exit ramps at Rita, Wilmot and Kolb roads to move traffic more efficiently in a growing area.

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Workers build freeway soundwall amid extreme heat

07/24/2018

Highway workers have tips for coping with Arizona’s blistering heat

Steps ADOT crews and contractors' employees take when the temperature blows past 110 can help keep you safe as well.

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07/22/2018

Where in AZ??

It may be a hot July day, but we're going to put you to work with this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.

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07/20/2018

From the Director: Making transportation personal, one specialty plate at a time

Specialty plates bring in millions for cancer research, veteran's services and other worthy causes.

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07/18/2018

From any perspective, I-10 widening projects are about safety

Check a video offering bird's-eye views of progress we're making on widening two stretches of I-10 in Pinal County.

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07/17/2018

We’re big fans of the Deck Park Tunnel’s big fans

The Deck Park Tunnel is more than a way to get cars from point A to point B. Vent rooms with giant fans are ready to keep fresh air flowing when needed.

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