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05/05/2026

ADOT’s director helps dedicate Route 66 postage stamps

The Route 66 centennial is a big deal here at the Arizona Department of Transportation. That’s why our director, Jennifer Toth, gave opening remarks today at a U.S. Postal Service ceremony in Phoenix dedicating stamps honoring the historic route’s 100 years as of this coming November.
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Image showing rendering versus actual photo of a portion of the I-40/US93 interchange in Kingman
05/05/2026

Renderings vs. reality at I-40/US 93 interchange in Kingman

When ADOT commissioned a bird’s eye video rendering of the I-40/US 93 interchange project in Kingman, we never could have imagined there’d be an opportunity to see just how realistic the images would turn out when viewed from above.
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Cars driving on a highway.
05/04/2026

Summer is almost here. It’s time to prep your vehicle for the heat

If you live in Arizona year-round, there’s one thing for certain: You cannot escape the summer heat. Sometimes, we can’t even escape summer-like temperatures in March. But, during Heat Awareness Week (May 4-8), ahead of the brunt of summer...
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Three workers in orange jackets inspect a road severely damaged and lifted by a landslide in a rocky area.
02/24/2015

Engineers Week celebrates engineering contributions

Saying that engineers are an important part of ADOT is really kind of an understatement.
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Image of crews paving on US 89
02/20/2015

US 89 landslide: Final phase of the repair

The landslide-damaged stretch of US 89 has come a long way in the past two years...
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A crane and construction scaffolding are positioned near an overpass under repair, with traffic cones blocking part of the road.
02/12/2015

Key ADOT projects move forward this year in Phoenix, Tucson and statewide

We’re only a month in, but 2015 is already looking like it’ll be a big year for ADOT.
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US 89 Landslide Repair
02/11/2015

ADOT continues progress on US 89 landslide repair

After six months of extensive earthwork on the US 89 landslide repair project south of Page, ADOT is moving on to the final phase of the project to restore the highway.
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Workers in safety gear pour and spread concrete into a large hole at a construction site with machinery nearby.
02/10/2015

Crews repair, repave sinkhole on SR 89A

State Route 89A in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks (mileposts 387-390) was fully reopened this afternoon after crews repaired a sinkhole that had been discovered in the northbound lane on Saturday.
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A paved, empty highway curves through a desert landscape with rocky hills, dry vegetation, and scattered boulders under a partly cloudy sky.
02/04/2015

Work on a new climbing lane along SR 95 is underway

ADOT has begun construction of a northbound climbing lane on SR 95 to improve traffic flow through the Mohave Mountains region, about 10 miles north of Lake Havasu City (mileposts 190-195).
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Cans holding old and new asphalt
02/03/2015

Transportation Defined: Asphalt

When someone hears the word “asphalt,” they might picture the road that they drive on, but asphalt is actually one component of that surface.
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01/30/2015

Partnering on the I-15 Bridge No. 6 Project

Partnering is a valuable concept for ADOT and, as you can see in today's video, it’s something that contributes to a successful project.
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01/28/2015

Transportation Defined: Snow Fence

Snow fences are used by ADOT to help prevent wind-blown snow or snowdrifts from accumulating on the roads.
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A yellow excavator works beside a concrete barrier on a road in a rocky, mountainous area.
01/27/2015

I-15 Bridge 6 reconstruction update

It’s been a while since we checked in on the Virgin River Bridge No. 6 rehabilitation project that’s happening up in the far northwestern corner of the state, but as you can see crews have kept busy.
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