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ASU student checks irrigation along highway.
03/23/2026

ADOT partnership with ASU aims to optimize landscape water use

We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative
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Volunteer placing trash in ADOT bag
03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.
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Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.
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06/10/2018

Where in AZ??

We have another challenge for you in this week's "Where in AZ??"
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Workers remove litter accumulated deep in ADOT pump station
06/08/2018

Help us help you during monsoon season: Don't toss litter on freeways

Think twice next time you roll down your window to toss that piece of garbage. It can interfere with freeway drainage systems during monsoon storms.
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Construction worker in safety gear stands on a beam near large concrete structure under blue sky.
06/07/2018

Placing bridge girders: Now that's a heavy lift

Building a bridge requires quite a bit of weightlifting when it comes to setting girders that will carry the deck and traffic.
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Chair found on the highway
06/06/2018

No, your truck isn't 'good enough.' Secure your loads every time.

Here's why tying down your loads is a must.
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06/05/2018

Arizona Management System spurs innovation and cost savings across ADOT

A new website allows you to learn many of the improvements ADOT has made using the Arizona Management System.
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06/04/2018

Adopting a highway: For love of ‘home’ -- and 'Seinfeld'

After her first Adopt a Highway cleanup along US 60 near Wittman, an ADOT employee describes the experience and what inspired her to volunteer.
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06/03/2018

Where in AZ??

This week's "Where in AZ??" challenge showcases the beautiful Arizona sky.
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06/01/2018

ADOT volunteers keep Arizona highways beautiful

ADOT is seeking more volunteers to help clear litter from state highways.
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Black and white photo of seven MVD enforcement officers standing with Arizona port of entry sign
05/31/2018

Throwback Thursday: Getting our kicks on Route 66 (or at least at the port of entry)

A 1978 photo from the ADOT archives shows Motor Vehicle Division inspectors, the precursors to Enforcement and Compliance Division officers today, working at the US 66 port of entry in Kingman.
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05/30/2018

With freeway bridges, what you don’t see counts

It sounds like something Forrest Gump would say: Bridges are like icebergs – you never know what you really have.
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