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Sign marking the start of the I-17 flex lanes
12/31/2025

Valley freeways: A glance at '25 and glimpse at '26 projects

A couple of words come to mind when one examines the year that was and the year to come when it comes to Phoenix-area freeways: new lanes. Here's a look back and forward for Phoenix-area freeways.
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Arizona Travel ID
12/28/2025

The Arizona Travel ID can help you avoid a new federal fee

Starting on Feb. 1, those who do not have a federally compliant credential like a passport or the Arizona Travel ID will be charged $45 for the new TSA ConfirmID service to get you through TSA security for up to 10 days.
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Adopt a Highway volunteer holds up a piece of litter.
12/27/2025

PODCAST: Resolve to help keep highways cleaner in 2026

On this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, Adopt a Highway Program Manager Mary Currie explains how you can get involved and help keep Arizona grand.
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Letters in a box.
11/25/2024

Don’t throw your new driver license away with the junk mail

We're all tired of junk mail filling our mailboxes. It is annoying to have to sit and sort through paper ads, promotional fliers and blah, blah, blah. But if you are one of the many that just throw those envelopes and flyers away without...
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On the Road With ADOT Logo
11/24/2024

PODCAST: Two big ADOT projects are improving Loop 101 in the Valley

What could be better than learning about one ADOT project improving the Loop 101 in the Phoenix area? That would be learning about TWO projects improving Loop 101.
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How did these Loop 101 Price Freeway cross streets get their names
11/22/2024

How some Loop 101 Price Freeway cross streets got their names

We move onto the Loop 101 Price Freeway for yet another installment of “How highway cross streets got their names.” Loop 101 first opened in Glendale in 1988 and it wasn’t until 14 years later and 17 different sections, the entire 61-mile...
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Martin the cat.
11/21/2024

ADOT Incident Response Unit member rescues kitten on I-10 in Phoenix

Photo Courtesy: Arizona Humane Society ADOT employee Rich Dimaio was driving on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix recently when he saw a woman who had pulled over and was trying to catch a kitten. The woman told Dimaio that she was driving...
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to move over.
11/18/2024

‘Move Over,’ slow down and keep first responders safe during Crash Responder Safety Week

During Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs from Nov. 18-22, you may notice a traffic safety message about Arizona’s “Move Over” law displayed on our overhead message signs. Arizona’s “Move Over” law requires motorists to move over one...
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On the Road With ADOT Logo
11/17/2024

PODCAST: Big things happening on the I-17 widening/flex lanes project

Laura Douglas, our communications led on this major project, shares with host Doug Nintzel how crews continue paving various sections of the 23-mile project corridor, while also focusing on the bridge work, earthwork and, most recently, installation of the flex lanes technology.
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A mural in Chloride
11/15/2024

The story behind the Chloride murals

Traveling north on US 93 past Kingman is an old mining town called Chloride. At one point in the town's history, there were over 75 working mines. Today, the number is unknown and they are either privately owned or controlled by the federal...
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Workers at the scene of a car crash on the highway
11/14/2024

Here’s what I saw on a 3 hour ride-along with IRU

Usually, my day job as a public information officer focused on safety at ADOT involves sitting behind a computer screen, typing up blogs or news releases and other duties that keep me confined to my desk. But, part of my job also involves...
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Tombstone US Marines Wild West Detachment
11/11/2024

Adopt a Highway: U.S. Marines keep the wild west grand

The Arizona Department of Transportation remembers veterans for their commitment to our great nation. We also honor those who currently serve. The Wild West Detachment Marine Corps League expresses its continuing dedication by cleaning an...
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Traffic Operations Center view toward screens
11/10/2024

PODCAST: We're giving you an inside look at ADOT's Traffic Operations Center

In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, host Doug Nintzel chats with David Blue, head of ADOT's Traffic Management Group and the person who oversees the Traffic Operations Center.
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