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A coloring sheet with a message written on a message sign.

08/03/2024

ADOT Kids: Create your own traffic safety message

Hey kids! Have you seen the creative safety messages that are sometimes displayed on the highway overhead message boards? The messages sometimes relate to concerts and sporting events happening in the Valley or they’ll reference certain...

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08/02/2024

Regional planning agency touts ADOT’s work on upgraded I-17 drainage system

A recent Maricopa Association of Governments news release notes that the system has worked as designed and addressed the longstanding problem of rainwater building up in cross-street underpasses along this stretch of I-17 in Phoenix.

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08/01/2024

ADOT Kids: Arizona welcomes monarch butterflies

ADOT supports monarch butterflies by planting and managing butterfly-friendly habitats along roadsides to help monarchs during migration and help ensure that future populations of monarchs thrive

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Loop 101's 64th Street interchange built ahead of its time -- for a reason

Today's blog looks at the future of the 64th Street interchange in northeast Phoenix.

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01/30/2017

It's more convenient than ever to get your veteran specialty plate

Veterans can now get a specialty plate denoting their status online rather than visiting MVD offices.

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01/29/2017

Where in AZ??

Join us again on Facebook for another "Where in AZ??" challenge!

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01/27/2017

A bird's-eye view of the transformation at Bell and Grand

Watch drone footage as the Bell and Grand interchange comes together and gets set for its final phase.

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01/26/2017

It's happy fur-ever after for Dottie, the pooch rescued from a freeway

One year after a dog was rescued from a freeway median wall, we follow up to find out what happened to her.

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01/25/2017

Major storms and ADOT's response, told through Twitter

The last in a series of winter storms has moved through. Here's a look back at the snow and rain as told through tweets throughout the storm.

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01/24/2017

New US 95 bridge making a big difference for the Yuma area

A four-lane bridge near Yuma means travelers no longer have to wonder whether the weather will stop their journeys.

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01/23/2017

Telling (and showing) you what's happening with these storms

In these back-to-back storms, our Twitter and Facebook accounts have allowed us to share what's happening on the highways -- and for you to share with us.

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