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02/06/2026

PODCAST: Loop 101 Pima improvements complete; pavement upgrade coming

Joe Heller, ADOT's resident engineer in charge of the recently completed Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) project, visits On the Road With ADOT to discuss this $108 million improvement and a coming project there to use diamond grinding to provide a smooth, durable driving surface.

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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.

02/06/2026

It’s a super day (to designate a driver)

No matter what team you’re rooting for in the Super Bowl (or maybe you’re just waiting for the halftime show), we want to remind drivers to have a plan to get home safely after the game is over. If you’re out on Arizona highways on Sunday...

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02/01/2026

PODCAST: How a Travel ID beats the TSA fee

Bill Lamoreaux, our lead communicator on all things MVD, has the details you need on how to join millions of Arizonans who are able to use their driver licenses and state ID cards for air travel and other uses that have REAL ID requirements.

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Check it out: Wildlife underpass installation

We’ve got an interesting time-lapse video to share with you today that shows the installation of a wildlife underpass on SR 86.

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04/24/2014

By the Numbers: Rubberized Asphalt

Learn some trivia and fun facts about rubberized asphalt.

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04/22/2014

New boot truck spray guards help protect environment, save money

New devices on trucks used by ADOT to apply oil on highway pavement to extend the lifespan of the road surface are reducing taxpayer costs, saving time and helping the environment.

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04/21/2014

Upcoming Earth Day inspires a look back to previous posts

In honor of tomorrow's Earth Day, we thought we’d look back to some of our previous environmentally themed posts.

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Gateway Freeway (SR 24) ribbon cutting ceremony

04/16/2014

Gov. Brewer, Mesa officials help ADOT dedicate SR 24

Governor Jan Brewer, Mesa officials and the public helped ADOT dedicated the new Gateway Freeway during a preview event.

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04/15/2014

SR 89A switchbacks to close for up to five weeks after Memorial Day

ADOT will soon begin a project that will restore the pavement along a 3.5-mile segment of SR 89A through the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks.

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04/11/2014

Happy third birthday to the ADOT Blog!

It’s an exciting day for us here on the ADOT Blog. Not only are we celebrating the blog’s third birthday, today we’re also marking our 500th blog post!

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