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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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03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.

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03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.

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From the Archives: ADOT goes to the 1968 Arizona State Fair

ADOT was at the 1968 Arizona State Fair and we'll be there this year, too.

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10/09/2014

Understanding the Energy Efficient Plate and Alternative Fuel Vehicle programs

See our newest infographic that explains the Energy Efficient Plate and Alternative Fuel Vehicle programs.

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A view down the center of an old, rusted steel truss bridge with a double yellow line on the road, under a clear blue sky.

10/07/2014

ADOT Communications Division earns awards

On Sept. 30, awards were announced for the TransComm 2014 Skills Contest and we’re very happy to report that ADOT’s communications team took home several honors.

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10/06/2014

Freight can’t move by bus

I-11 isn’t a highway for today. This is a corridor for the future – a future in Arizona that has the state at the center of a worldwide economy.

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10/02/2014

Science of Transportation: Chloride and Sulfate testing

Today, we’re going back into the lab to learn about two important soil tests regularly performed by ADOT.

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09/30/2014

US 89 widening and bridge replacement progress near Cameron

Progress is being made on the US 89 Cameron roadway improvement project.

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09/26/2014

South Mountain Freeway Final Environmental Impact Statement now available for public review

ADOT has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the long-proposed South Mountain Freeway, the final link in the voter-approved loop system of freeways serving the Phoenix region.

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09/24/2014

New specialty license plates now available

Three new specialty license plates to help personalize and customize your vehicle are now available for purchase from the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.

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