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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...
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.
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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Earlier today, we opened a Bell Road bridge carrying traffic over Grand Avenue (US 60) in Surprise. Check out before-and-after photos.
Landscapers are transplanting saguaros weighing up to 5,000 pounds so they can be reused once the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway is complete.
Take our "Where in AZ??" Facebook challenge and tell us where you think this photo was taken!
Collaborating with the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation on designs for the South Mountain Freeway took the project team to Taliesin West in Scottsdale.
ADOT commercial vehicle inspectors use a different approach when conducting inspections.
Make sure you know what to do in a fender bender to keep yourself and others safe.
Winter means snow in the high country and ADOT is prepared to keep highways clear of snow and ice.
As promised, Bell Road will reopen just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Our Facebook "Where in AZ??" challenge continues. Join us and check out some great photos of spots around Arizona.
On this Veterans Day, we hope you'll take time to explore some of the monuments in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza that honor Arizona's veterans.