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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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Volunteer placing trash in ADOT bag
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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Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
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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07/17/2014

US 89 landslide repairs to begin later this month

The reconstruction of US 89 between Bitter Springs and Page will begin later this month.
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Prescott Municipal Airport
07/15/2014

Prescott Municipal Airport named 2014 Airport of the Year

ADOT has named the Prescott Municipal Airport/Ernest A. Love Field as the 2014 Airport of the Year.
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07/09/2014

I-10/Prince Road project is complete

Since March, motorists traveling along Prince Road at the I-10 junction are no longer inconvenienced when one of the 40-60 trains pass daily through this area of Tucson.
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A row of yellow trucks in a parking lot near buildings and trees under a cloudy sky.
07/08/2014

ADOT makes switch to online surplus equipment auctions

ADOT has traded in the auctioneer’s gavel for the computer mouse in making the switch to more convenient online auctions of the agency’s surplus vehicles and other equipment.
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Arizona highway map with closure notice, safety tips, and a list of highways without July 4th weekend construction.
07/03/2014

Drivers won't face state highway construction closures over July 4th weekend

Arizona drivers taking to the road will not face any construction closures along state highways over the three-day Fourth of July weekend.
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Wrong Way road sign
07/02/2014

ADOT testing larger ‘Wrong Way’ signs

New steps are being taken in the Phoenix area in efforts to get the attention of wrong-way drivers before they enter a freeway in the wrong direction.
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Beaker used to test for calcium carbonate
07/01/2014

Science of Transportation: Calcium Carbonate testing

Plants won’t grow if they’re rooted in the wrong soil. That’s why ADOT makes sure its topsoil is suitable for good growth by testing Calcium Carbonate levels.
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Two women and a young girl stand in front of a large driver license poster and an Arizona license plate.
06/27/2014

Rocky the Ringtail

Allow us to introduce Rocky the Ringtail!
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06/26/2014

Crews worked to complete SR 89A repairs ahead of schedule

Drivers traveling between Sedona and Flagstaff received welcome news when ADOT opened the "switchbacks" section of State Route 89A well ahead of schedule.
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06/24/2014

ADOT initiating recycling program at rest areas

Visitors to rest areas along state highways will begin to notice recycling containers onsite since ADOT started a recycling program at three rest areas with plans to expand it statewide.
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