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04/01/2026

Put away the phone during Distracted Driving Awareness Month

It’s a reflex for most of us to pick up our phones when we hear the familiar dinging sound that lets us know we have a new text to read. You might think it’s not that serious to look down at your phone and respond to a text while you’re...

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03/29/2026

PODCAST: Spring has projects ramping up in Northern Arizona

In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, Jason Stephens of ADOT's Community Relations team has an update on the many projects resuming and starting now that warmer weather has returned to Northern Arizona.

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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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Where in AZ??

Join us for our latest "Where in AZ??" challenge on Facebook!

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03/11/2017

Spring forward? Not if you buckle up

New message reminds drivers of an Arizona practice and safety.

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03/10/2017

From the Director: It’s your turn to vote on safety messages!

We don’t need an Academy or selfie-taking accountants to tell us who has the best safety message.

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03/09/2017

Throwback Thursday: Just two trucks, lots of horses for the 1915 Arizona Highway Department

Fading photos from ADOT's archive show how the Arizona Highway Department built and maintained roadways not long after statehood.

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03/08/2017

Better safe than sorry when enjoying spring on two wheels

Spring usually brings out motorcyclists and bicyclists, making this a good time for safety reminders.

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03/07/2017

Social media making commercial traffic more efficient at international ports

A popular app is helping truckers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border as well as ADOT inspectors.

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A two-lane highway with a double yellow line runs through a desert landscape with red rock formations under a blue sky. A road sign and small buildings are visible in the distance.

03/06/2017

The results are in: Here’s how you rank transportation funding priorities

Survey says...expansion and preservation are important Arizona transportation priorities. Find out what else we found out from a recent online survey.

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