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With the long Memorial Day weekend coming up, you may be planning a road trip to get out of town. Now’s the time to get you and your vehicle ready. Check these things in your vehicle before you go: Tire pressure Engine fluids AC Battery In...
By now you hopefully heard about the REAL ID enforcement at TSA checkpoints? Be ready for your summer travel plans and upgrade to the Arizona Travel ID at least two weeks before your vacation so you are ready to fly without delays.
The tables are turned this week as On the Road With ADOT's host becomes the guest. Doug Nintzel, our public information guru on Phoenix-area freeways, has an update on important projects around the Valley.

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With triple-digit temperatures, it can be hard to recall those winter days when snow-covered roads require plowing to make passage possible.
For chip seal work, like what our crews just completed on State Route 88, a tack coat is the glue that holds it all together.
One way ADOT helps owners of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises is through conferences such as the ADOT DBE and Small Business Conference occurring this week.
A recent bridge strike in the East Valley is a good reminder about why it's always important to make sure whatever you're hauling is completely secured.
It's a rainbow of color in our "Where in AZ??" challenge this week.
It took a century to turn the old, sleepy Black Canyon stagecoach route into the super highway we know as Interstate 17.
It was a harrowing two hours for his owner after little George slipped out at ADOT's Burnt Well Rest Area. But all ended well.
A new state law allows homeless vets to get a driver license or ID card for free, easing the path out of poverty and off the street.
Two-way traffic is being restored in stages along Liberty Lane, where crews are relocating a large waterline from the path of the South Mountain Freeway in Ahwatukee.
Another Sunday, another beautiful Arizona scene for our "Where in AZ??" challenge!